Psalms 72:2

2 May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

Psalms 72:2 in Other Translations

2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!

2 Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly.

2 May he judge your people rightly, be honorable to your meek and lowly.

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

2 so that he may judge your people with righteousness and your oppressed [people] with justice.

2 He will judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted ones with justice.

2 Then he will rule your people in the right way. He will be fair to those among your people who are hurting.

Psalms 72:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 72:2

He shall judge thy people with righteousness
Or, "so shall he judge"; or, "that he may judge" ^F14, as the Syriac and Arabic versions; having the judgments and righteousness of God given him, he will be thereby qualified to judge the people of God; such as are so, not by creation, but by special grace; his chosen and covenant people, the redeemed and purchased people of God, and who in the effectual calling appear to be so, and are made his willing people. These Christ judges, rules, and governs, protects and defends, in a righteous manner; pleads their cause, vindicates their right, and avenges them on their enemies, as well as justifies them with his own righteousness;

and thy poor with judgment;
justice and equity. Such who are literally poor, and are the Lord's poor, whom he has chosen, and makes rich in faith, and heirs of a kingdom; and with whom Christ, when here on earth, was chiefly concerned, and now is; and not with the great men and rulers of the earth: or such who are poor in spirit, sensible of their spiritual poverty; that find themselves hungry and thirsty, and destitute of righteousness, and without money, or anything to procure either. Or, "thine afflicted ones" ^F15; such as are distressed in body or mind, with respect to things temporal or spiritual; oppressed by sin, Satan, and the world, These Christ regards, and administers justice to in his own time and way; see ( Isaiah 11:4 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Nydy) "ut jus dicat", Tigurine version; so Ainsworth.
F15 (Kyne) "afflictos tuos", Montanus, Vatablus, Musculus, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis, Tiguriue version.

Psalms 72:2 In-Context

1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.

2 May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.

4 May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.

5 May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 11:4-5; Isaiah 16:5; Isaiah 32:1; Isaiah 59:17; Isaiah 63:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15