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Psalm 72:17
His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
15He will live; and Sheba’s gold will be given to him. Men will pray for him continually. They will bless him all day long.
16Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
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A name lasting as long as the sun stretches hope beyond one king’s lifetime, while blessing reaches beyond his borders to all nations.
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Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.The shared thread is a name: Isaiah names the promised son Immanuel, while the psalm speaks of a king’s enduring name.
Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,Both link receiving blessing with speaking blessing: people call the king blessed, and Paul blesses God for blessings in Christ.
1 Chronicles 4:10Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, …Both speak of people receiving blessing, though Jabez seeks it for himself and the psalm describes blessing reaching all nations.
Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”Both passages draw attention to a name, though Matthew explains Immanuel and the psalm describes a king’s enduring name.
Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who treats you with contempt. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”Both describe blessing reaching across the earth through one person: all families in Genesis and all nations in the psalm.
Zechariah 14:9The LORD will be King over all the earth. In that day the LORD will be one, and his name one.Both join kingship and a name with worldwide scope: all nations in the psalm and all the earth in Zechariah.
Psalm 89:36His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.Both use the sun to describe royal endurance, linking it with a lasting name in Psalm 72 and throne in Psalm 89.
Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, …Both give a ruler’s name special weight: the psalm describes its endurance, while Isaiah names the child who will bear government.
Genesis 22:18All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’”Both speak of all nations receiving blessing through someone: Abraham’s offspring in Genesis and the king in the psalm.
Zechariah 8:13It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t …Both connect blessing with the nations, though Zechariah addresses Judah and Israel while the psalm speaks of a king.
Psalm 3:8Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.Both express hope for people to receive blessing: the LORD’s people in Psalm 3 and all nations in Psalm 72.
Luke 1:48for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.Both describe someone being called blessed across a vast scope: all nations in the psalm and all generations in Luke.
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Blessing for all nations is a vast hope to bring before God. The psalm ends by praising the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
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