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God, give the king your justice; Your righteousness to the royal son.
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A Prayer for Two Kings
Commentators widely agree that this psalm is a prayer with a dual focus. While written by David for his son, Solomon, its ultimate and complete fulfillment is found in Jesus Christ. Scholars like Barnes and Calvin explain that Solomon's reign was intended to be a 'type' or foreshadowing of the perfect, righteous reign of the Messiah, the ultimate 'King's son.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Give the king - Supposing the psalm to have been composed by David in view of the inauguration of his son and successor, this is a prayer th…
19th Century
Anglican
The king ... the king’s son. —The article is lacking in the Hebrew.
Baptist
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
So it is decreed, and so it has been accomplished, t…
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16th Century
Protestant
O God! give your judgments to the king. While David, to whom the promise had been made, at his death affectionately recommended his son (w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Give the King your judgments, O God A prayer of David, or of the church he represents, to God the Father concerning …
This psalm belongs to Solomon in part, but to Christ more fully and clearly. Solomon was both the king and the king's son, and his pious father des…
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