GOD'S KING ON THE THRONE
Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal
son! May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with
justice! May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give
deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
Psalm 72:1-2, 4 ESV
¶Good people, the righteous of the Lord, want to do this. They want to obtain positions of power and influence in order to provide a shelter of protection for the oppressed. This in themselves does not make them evil, power-hungry, or corrupt. God, bless those who continue to campaign for the poor with the spirit of this prayer on their hearts.
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
Psalm 72:8-9, 11 ESV
¶This prayer of David depicts a king in martial readiness to defend his people and defeat their enemies, who also comes to aid of the poor. Both sides of rule are important.
May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field!
Psalm 72:16 ESV
¶These verses depict a domain of free enterprise, filled with private rulers organizing their own realms, diligent people striving to prosper by identifying the needs of others, organizing to meet those needs, exchanging them at mutually agreed prices, with their own needs met in the exchange.
Psalm 72:1-2, 4 ESV
¶Good people, the righteous of the Lord, want to do this. They want to obtain positions of power and influence in order to provide a shelter of protection for the oppressed. This in themselves does not make them evil, power-hungry, or corrupt. God, bless those who continue to campaign for the poor with the spirit of this prayer on their hearts.
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
Psalm 72:8-9, 11 ESV
¶This prayer of David depicts a king in martial readiness to defend his people and defeat their enemies, who also comes to aid of the poor. Both sides of rule are important.
May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field!
Psalm 72:16 ESV
¶These verses depict a domain of free enterprise, filled with private rulers organizing their own realms, diligent people striving to prosper by identifying the needs of others, organizing to meet those needs, exchanging them at mutually agreed prices, with their own needs met in the exchange.
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