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Psalm 72:5
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
3The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
4He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
5They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
7In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
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The sun and moon give this hope its scale: reverence lasting beyond one ruler’s lifetime, through generations whose names you will never know.
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Psalm 89:36His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.Both passages use the sun to picture endurance within a psalm concerned with kingship.
Deuteronomy 11:21that your days and your children’s days may be multiplied in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the …Both passages measure a hope extending across generations against the lasting presence of the heavens.
Daniel 7:14Dominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which …Both passages connect enduring rule with the response of those under it: fear in the psalm and service in Daniel.
Revelation 11:15The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. He will …Both passages look beyond a brief reign, describing reverence through generations and a kingdom whose ruler reigns forever.
Psalm 72:17His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.Both verses use the sun’s endurance to describe what lasts: reverence in verse 5 and the king’s name in verse 17.
2 Samuel 7:16Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.”’”Both passages envision permanence in a royal setting, with enduring reverence in the psalm and an established throne in Samuel.
Ephesians 3:21to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.Both passages extend honor across all generations, speaking of fear in the psalm and glory in Ephesians.
Psalm 72:7In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.Both verses use the moon to mark the vast duration envisioned for reverence, righteousness, and peace.
Daniel 7:27The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is …Both passages connect lasting kingship with a response of reverence or obedience from those under its rule.
Luke 1:32–33He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,The shared thread is kingship: Psalm 72 places enduring reverence within royal rule, while Luke names Jesus as receiving David’s throne.
Daniel 2:44“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it …Both passages look toward permanence in a royal setting, using celestial endurance in the psalm and an indestructible kingdom in Daniel.
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Your lifetime is a small part of the span pictured here. Within this prayer for righteous rule, the hope for enduring reverence reaches through all generations.
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