He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
The inscription leaves us uncertain who composed this psalm, though it closes David's prayers and bears his mark more than Solomon's. Solomon could scarcely have prophesied his own reign without vanity; but David, foreseeing the prosperity promised his house, lifted his eyes to that greatest King yet to come, the Messiah, whose reign this description truly fits.
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Commenting on Psalm 72:1-20
The poor find in their King far more than justice, His delight in their good. Children of the needy, helpless and broken by others, rest safe under His wing. Oppressors shall be shattered; their time comes. Poor souls have every reason to rejoice, for Christ aims His iron rod at the proud and rests not until they are utterly destroyed.
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Christ saves the needy and their children from sin, from the law's curse, from wrath. He breaks in pieces the oppressor, that tyrant Satan who deceived mankind and leads captives in darkness. He has crushed him already; all antichristian powers shall be broken by Him who rules with a rod of iron and shatters all His enemies as a potter's vessel.
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