Psalm 72 - 11/3/2024 Sunday PM Study

The Tabernacle Today

Psalm 72 Worksheet

This is the last Psalm of Book 2 of the Psalms (Psalms 42-72).

Only this Psalm and Psalm _________________ are attributed to Solomon.

Jacob prophesied in Genesis 49:8-12 that Judah would become the ruling tribe of Israel, and that the Messiah King would come from that tribe. While David was king He was given the Davidic Covenant by Yahweh. God told David that his son Solomon would get to build the Temple, and that a _______________________ Son of David in the family line would be Israel’s Messiah King.

Some of the words in this Psalm seem to be Solomon’s prayer for himself to be a good king like his father David. Other words in this Psalm point to the only ___________________________ King, Jesus the Messiah. Perhaps this was written for Solomon’s Kingly coronation.

Do you remember what Solomon had prayed for when God came to him in 1 Kings 3 and told him to ask for anything he wanted?

____________________________ to govern God’s people.

Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of yours. -1 Kings 3:9

Write out their own ____________________ of God’s law. Deuteronomy 17:14-20

The word judge in the Old Testament referred to those who administered the Law as rulers. The King was to lead the people to live rightly and to make sure the most vulnerable among them were not done ___________________________. Proverbs 31:1-9

Mountains are often scary places to be, and those that live there are often known for doing their own thing. Solomon prays there will even be Shalom in places not __________________ for shalom.

By the way, did you know that peace is in Solomon’s Hebrew name? Shelomo wanted to bring Shalom in

It is good for kings and those in authority to think about how God has allowed them to be in position not for themselves but to ________________________ (serve) to others. Romans 13:1-7

The __________________________ character of the Messiah’s reign V. 5-9

Temporary kings that fear God recognize who the ___________________ King is, and how His reign is eternal, not temporal! Micah 5:1-4

Like beneficial rain, the Lord ____________________________ His subjects with benevolence, with what they need to live.

Verses 7-8 definitely go beyond anything Solomon experienced to what the Bible says about the Messiah. Isaiah 9:6-7

Solomon’s rule foreshadows a ___________________________ rule to come V. 10ff

Verse 10 is Solomon’s way of speaking about the greatness of Israel and Israel’s King ___________________ north, south, east and west.

2 Chronicles 9:21 records the Tarshish tribute; 1 Kings 10:1 Sheba’s contribution.

Revelation 21:22-27

The end of verse 14 makes us think of Psalm 116:15, but these words make us think particularly of those who are persecuted and even _________________________ for their faith in God.

The things said in verses 16-18 make us think of the millennial rule to come of Jesus Christ.

Verses 18-19 fittingly end the Psalm with __________________________.

Verse 20 does not mean there are no more Psalms of David after this. But the majority of the Psalms in Book 1 and 2 of the Psalms were by David.

Book 1 - 37 of the 41 Psalms by David (90%)

Book 2 - 18 of the 31 Psalms by David (58%)

Book 3 - 1 of 17 Psalms by David (6%)

Book 4 - 1 of 17 Psalms by David (6%)

Book 5 - 15 of 44 Psalms by David (34%)

It may be as simple as that the remaining Psalms by David are not as much prayer Psalms as praise Psalms. I prefer to think that Solomon is saying we have Books 1 and 2 of the Psalms because of David writing Psalms. We are going to keep adding Psalms now that David has died. That understanding also makes it natural that they added Psalms by David as they ______________ in the later Books of the Psalms.