majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Psalm 72:11-14,
"All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him. For he
will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to
help. He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy
from death. He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for
precious is their blood in his sight."
Where this psalm starts out as a petition to the Lord from King
Solomon to endow him with justice and righteousness, there is a clear
prophetic shift to the coming messianic King, the Lord Jesus Christ.
In this psalm Solomon prophetically describes some things about Jesus
Christ when he returns to earth as King of kings and Lord of lords.
Solomon tells us all the kings and nations of the earth will worship
and serve this King. The cause for this is not due to the military
might of this King but because of his wondrous, great and mighty
deeds. He will judge people with righteousness and justice (the true
kind of justice, not what passes for "justice" today...), verse 2. He
will bring unlimited prosperity that will abound "till the moon is no
more", verses 3 and 7. This King will defend the afflicted, the needy,
those who cry out, those who are helpless, the oppressed, verses 4 and
12-14. This King will rule forever over all, verses 5 and 8. He has a
loving heart that delivers the needy and afflicted, rescuing them from
oppression and violence because they are precious to him, verses
12-14.
As Solomon says, "Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who
alone does marvelous deeds. Praise be to his glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen."
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
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