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1A Psalm for Solomon. Give{H8798)} the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. …
Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. …
Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1)This verse is a prayer for the king, even the king’s son. I. We may apply it to Solomon: Give him thy judgments, O God! and thy righteousness ; make him a man, a king; make him a good man, a good king. 1. It is the prayer of a father for his child, a dying blessing, such as the patriarchs bequeathed to their children. The best thing we can ask of God for our children is that God will give them wis…
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