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Psalm 72.
This, the last psalm of the Second Book, is briefly headed “for Solomon,” and yet it speaks of an infinitely greater Son of David than the last sovereign of united Israel; verse 17 for example, but others also, were never true of Solomon. The king and the king’s Son of verse 1 are both, in the prophetic sense of the psalm, the Lord Jesus, David’s Son who is David’s Lord (Psalm 110, verse 1; Matthew 22:41-4541While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. 43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 45If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? (Matthew 22:41‑45)). He will bring about the long-awaited reign of righteousness and peace, and none shall reign after Him.
In verse 16, instead of “There shall be an handful of corn,” read, “There shall be an abundance of corn.”
Verses 18 and 19 of this psalm are really separated from it; they are the outflow of a full heart reflecting upon the ways of God as witnessed in the entire Book. What believer will not echo the words, and long for that awaited day of Christ! (Psalm 72:18, 1918Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. 19And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. (Psalm 72:18‑19).)
The Second Book of the Psalms at whose close we have now come, records the casting out from Jerusalem of the goy when the Antichrist reached out to claim divinity for himself (2 Thessalonians 2:3, 43Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. (2 Thessalonians 2:3‑4); Matthew 24:7-18,7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: 17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. (Matthew 24:7‑18) etc.), and the distress, as well as the faith of these earthly saints; this was followed by the appearing of the Messiah to deliver them and to set up His kingdom. At this point, the remnant cease to be viewed separately from the whole nation, for the Third Book (Psalms 73-89) considers Israel nationally.
May the Lord’s blessing be with us in these studies in His word!
ML 02/08/1931