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Senior Sunday School 4 : Psalms Book 2 : Psalm 72 : 16th April 2023

Text: Psalm 72
16 April 2023

SSS 4 16 April 2023
Book 2
Psalms 42-72

Text: Psalm 72

Psalms
Book 2

We have come to the end of Book 2

1. Psalms of Solomon in the Bible
Only 2 Psalms

a) Psalm 72
b) Psalm 127

2. Psalms of Solomon (apocrypha)

There is a collection of 18 Psalms that utilised the name of Solomon
But these psalms were written hundreds of years after Solomon’s death

A Psalm of Solomon.
1 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

2 He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.

3 The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.

4 He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor.

5 They shall fear You
As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.

6 He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.

7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.

9 Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
And His enemies will lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.

11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
All nations shall serve Him.

12 For He will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.

13 He will spare the poor and needy,
And will save the souls of the needy.

14 He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And precious shall be their blood in His sight.

15 And He shall live;
And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him;
Prayer also will be made for Him continually,
And daily He shall be praised.

16 There will be an abundance of grain in the earth,
On the top of the mountains;
Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon;
And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

17 His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And men shall be blessed in Him;
All nations shall call Him blessed.

18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,
Who only does wondrous things!

19 And blessed be His glorious name forever!
And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.

20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

Psalm 72

A GOOD PRAYER MADE TO THE LORD

Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

Psalm 72:1

1. A personal prayer

a) The translation would then be “son”
b) Certainly, a possible personal prayer that would be good for Solomon

2. A possible Messianic reference

a) The translators saw this Psalm as Messianic
Hence, “the king’s Son”
b) The contents of Psalm 72 would fit the Messianic context better

3. A petition to God

a) To teach the king “good judgment”
b) To give to the king “righteousness”

CONSEQUENCES OF BEING GIVEN JUDGMENT AND RIGHTEOUSNESS

2 He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.

3 The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.

4 He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor.

Psalm 72:2-4

1. He will judge God’s people with righteousness

2. He will give justice to the poor

3. Because of righteousness
The mountains and hills will bring peace to people

4. The deeds of the king

a) He will uphold justice for the poor
b) He will save the children of the needy
c) He will break the power of the oppressor

THE REIGN OF A GOOD KING (Messianic)

5 They shall fear You
As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.

6 He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.

7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.

9 Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
And His enemies will lick the dust.

Psalm 72:5-9

1. Righteousness will prevail
People would fear (reverence) God

2. The Messiah would be like the refreshing rain

3. The righteous will flourish and peace will reign

4. His kingdom will keep expanding/ growing

GROWTH OF THE MESSIANIC KINGDOM

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.

11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
All nations shall serve Him.

12 For He will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.

13 He will spare the poor and needy,
And will save the souls of the needy.

Psalm 72:10-13

1. Kings will come and pay homage
2. The poor and the needy will receive justice
3. They will be especially remembered and helped

REDEMPTION AND RECOGNITION

14 He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And precious shall be their blood in His sight.

15 And He shall live;
And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him;
Prayer also will be made for Him continually,
And daily He shall be praised.

16 There will be an abundance of grain in the earth,
On the top of the mountains;
Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon;
And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

17 His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And men shall be blessed in Him;
All nations shall call Him blessed.

18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,
Who only does wondrous things!

19 And blessed be His glorious name forever!
And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.

Psalm 72:14-19

1. The King will bring about redemption

2. What the righteous subjects would do:

a) They will pray for the Messiah to continue to rule well
b) They will praise Him
c) They will bring gifts (tributes)
d) He will enjoy having a good name

3. Blessing the LORD God of Israel

a) He truly does wondrous things
b) Blessing the Lord’s name
c) Giving all glory to God

END OF BOOK 2

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

Psalm 72:20

1. Honouring of David

2. He did not write all the Psalms

3. But he supported this project of compiling the Psalms