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Of Solomon.לִשְׁלֹמֹהElohim,אֱלֹהִיםyour judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָgiveתֵּןto the king,לְמֶלֶךְand your righteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָto the sonלְבֶןof the king.מֶלֶךְ
Psalms 72:1
Study it in the app“Of Solomon. Elohim, your judgments give to the king, and your righteousness to the son of the king.”
A psalm asks for a king who will do justice for the poor and bring peaceThe Kingdom of God
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 72:1, word by word
- Of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶיmishpate
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpate” appears- giveתֵּןten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “ten” appears- to the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and your righteousnessצִדְקָתְtsidkat
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appears- to the sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears
Translation note
“Of Solomon”: it can also be understood “for Solomon.” The verbs of the psalm can be read as wishes (“may he judge,” “may he rule”) or as futures (“he will judge,” “he will rule”); here they are translated as wishes, except where the Hebrew marks the future.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2May he judge your people with righteousness, and your afflicted with justice.