Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. New Living Translation Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son. English Standard Version Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! Berean Standard Bible Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. King James Bible A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. New King James Version A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son. New American Standard Bible A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Your judgments, God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son. NASB 1995 A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son. NASB 1977 Give the king Thy judgments, O God, And Thy righteousness to the king’s son. Legacy Standard Bible Of Solomon. O God, give the king Your judgments, And Your righteousness to the king’s son. Amplified Bible A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king [knowledge of] Your judgments, O God, And [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to guide all his ways]. Christian Standard Bible Of Solomon. † God, give your justice to the king and your righteousness to the king’s son. Holman Christian Standard Bible Solomonic. God, give Your justice to the king and Your righteousness to the king’s son. American Standard Version A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son. Aramaic Bible in Plain English God, give your judgment to the King and your righteousness to the King's son Brenton Septuagint Translation For Solomon. O God, give thy judgment to the king, and thy righteousness to the king's son; Contemporary English Version Please help the king to be honest and fair just like you, our God. Douay-Rheims Bible A psalm on Solomon. English Revised Version A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. GOD'S WORD® Translation [By Solomon.] O God, give the king your justice and the king's son your righteousness Good News Translation Teach the king to judge with your righteousness, O God; share with him your own justice, International Standard Version God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions. JPS Tanakh 1917 [A Psalm] of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, And Thy righteousness unto the king's son; Literal Standard Version BY SOLOMON. O God, give Your judgments to the king, | And Your righteousness to the king’s Son. Majority Standard Bible Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. New American Bible Of Solomon. NET Bible For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king's son the ability to make fair decisions! New Revised Standard Version Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king’s son. New Heart English Bible [By Solomon.] God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son. Webster's Bible Translation A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son. World English Bible By Solomon. God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son. Young's Literal Translation By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son. Additional Translations ... Context Endow the King with Your Justice1Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. 2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.… Cross References Luke 24:44 Jesus said to them, "These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms." 2 Samuel 23:3 The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, 'He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God, 1 Kings 3:9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?" 1 Chronicles 22:13 Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. 1 Chronicles 29:19 And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision." Psalm 24:5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation. Isaiah 32:1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. Treasury of Scripture Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son. A. Give 1 Kings 1:39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. 1 Chronicles 22:12,13 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God… 1 Chronicles 29:19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision. the king's 1 Kings 1:47,48 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed… 1 Kings 2:1-4 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, … Jeremiah 23:5,6 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth… Jump to Previous Authority Endow Judgments Justice King's Psalm Righteousness Royal Solomon Solomon&GtJump to Next Authority Endow Judgments Justice King's Psalm Righteousness Royal Solomon Solomon&GtPsalm 72 1. David, praying for Solomon, shows the goodness and glory of God's kingdom18. He blessed God (1, 2) The order of the words should be noticed--"judgments," "righteousness," "righteousness," "judgment"--as offering a good instance of introverted parallelism. With regard to the meaning of the words we are placed on practical ground; they refer to the faculty of judging in affairs of government, of coming to a great and fair decision. In fact, whether Solomon be the intended subject of the poem or not, the prayer made in his dream at Gibeon (1Kings 3:9) is the best comment on these verses. (Comp. Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 32:1.) (1) The king . . . the king's son.--The article is wanting in the Hebrew. Verse 1. - Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. God had established in Israel, in the person of David, hereditary monarchy (2 Samuel 7:12-16), such as was usual in the East, and suited to Oriental notions. In speaking of himself, not only as "the king," but also as "the king's son," Solomon makes appeal to the sentiment of respect for hereditary royalty. Compare the inscription of Mesha, "My father was king over Moab thirty years, and I became king after my father" (line 1). In praying God to give him "his judgments," he is desiring a "spirit of judgment" which will enable him to deliver decisions as righteous as God's.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Of Solomon.לִשְׁלֹמֹ֨ה ׀ (liš·lō·mōh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne Endow תֵּ֑ן (tên) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the king לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lə·me·leḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king with Your justice, מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ (miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style O God, אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕlō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and the son לְבֶן־ (lə·ḇen-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of the king מֶֽלֶךְ׃ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king with Your righteousness. וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ (wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively Links Psalm 72:1 NIVPsalm 72:1 NLT Psalm 72:1 ESV Psalm 72:1 NASB Psalm 72:1 KJV Psalm 72:1 BibleApps.com Psalm 72:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 72:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 72:1 French Bible Psalm 72:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 72:1 By Solomon (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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