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Psalm 72:20

This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.

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.
20This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.
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Notice

“This ends” draws attention to the close of a prayer collection, with David named as Jesse’s son after praise for God’s lasting glory.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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2 Samuel 23:1Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist …Both passages mark a conclusion associated with David and identify him as the son of Jesse.
2 Kings 2:9When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your …The connection is limited to an ending: David’s prayers close here, while Elijah speaks before being taken from Elisha.
Job 31:40let briers grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.Both passages close a body of speech with a brief statement naming the person whose words have ended.
Jeremiah 51:64Then you shall say, ‘Thus will Babylon sink, and will not rise again because of the evil that I will bring on her; and they will be weary.’” Thus far are the …Both passages use a closing statement to mark the boundary of words associated with a named person.
Luke 24:51While he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.These texts share a sense of closure, though one ends a prayer collection and the other describes Jesus’ departure.
1 Chronicles 23:27For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.Both passages associate David’s words with a conclusion, though Chronicles concerns counting Levites and the psalm closes prayers.
Luke 3:32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,Both texts name Jesse as a father, preserving a family connection within their account.
Matthew 1:6Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.Both passages identify Jesse as David’s father; Matthew also names David as king and Solomon as his son.
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Encouragement

David’s prayers reach a close here. The praise just before that ending reaches further: God’s glorious name is blessed forever.

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