Psalms 72:6

"They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations."

Key Reflection

For Psalms 72:6, the original audience would have been familiar with the solar and lunar cycles as central elements in their daily lives and religious practices. The promise that fear of the king will endure "as long as the sun endures and the moon, throughout all generations" conveys a lasting legacy of reverence for his rule, suggesting an eternal kingdom. This imagery reinforces the idea of divine support and continuity, reflecting the hope for a righteous ruler who would maintain order and peace indefinitely.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He shall come down -That is, The influence of his reign will be like fertilising showers. The word” he” in this place might have been “it,” referring to his reign, or to the influence of his government. Like rain upon the mown grass -The word rendered “mown grass” -גזgêz- means properly “a shearing,” and is applied inDeuteronomy 18:4, andJob 31:20, to a fleece of wool. So it is understood here by the Septuagint, by the Latin Vulgate, by the Syriac, and by Luther; and, in accordance with this, it has been supposed by some that there is an allusion to the dew that descended on the fleece spread out by Gideon,Judges 6:37.

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