Wednesday Bible Study: Divine Right

Psalm 72 is one of those elevating the king to a kind of demigod status and extolling his power and glory. As I have said many times, the basic structure of Judean society, as was the norm throughout the region, was an alliance between a priestly caste and warrior kings, so that ' s what this is all about. But yes, it ' s weird that it ' s called a Psalm of Solomon, and concludes with " The prayers of David, son of Jesse, are ended. " It ' s doubly weird because many subsequent psalms are in fact ascribed to David. The likely explanation is that the Book of Psalms we have today is a compilation of several books, usually thought to be four. This was the last in one of the volumes so the scribe just copied it. Anyway, busy this morning, can ' t say more for now.A Psalm of Solomon.72 Give the king thy justice, O God,and thy righteousness to the royal son!2 May he judge thy people with righteousness,    and thy poor with justice!3 Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,    and the hills, in righteousness!4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,    give deliverance to the needy,    and crush the oppressor!5 May he live[a] while the sun endures,    and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,    like showers that water the earth!7 In his days may rig...
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