Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 72:1-2

"Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king`s son. He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice." — Psalms 72:1-2 (ASV)

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 (1 Kings 3:9) is the best comment on these verses. (Isaiah 32:1.)