ngs of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall
serve him.

71:12. For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that
had no helper.

71:13. He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of
the poor.

71:14. He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their
names shall be honourable in his sight.

71:15. And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of
Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the
day.

71:16. And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of
mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted: and they of
the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.

A firmament on the earth, etc... This may be understood of the church of
Christ, ever firm and visible: and of the flourishing condition of its
congregation.

71:17. Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before
the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all
nations shall magnify him.

71:18. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful
things.

71:19. And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole
earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.

71:20. The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

Are ended... By this it appears that this psalm, though placed here, was
in order of time the last of those which David composed.

Psalms Chapter 72

Quam bonus Israel Deus.

The temptation of the weak, upon seeing the prosperity of the wicked, is
overcome by the consideration of the justice of God, who will quickly
render to every one according to his works.

72:1. A psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to them that are of
a right heart!

72:2. But my feet were almost moved; my steps had well nigh slipped.

72:3. Because I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, seeing the
prosperity of sinners.

72:4. For there is no regard to their death, nor is there strength in
their stripes.

72:5. They are not in the labour of men: neither shall they be scourged
like other men.

72:6. Therefore pride hath held them fast: they are covered with their
iniquity and their wickedness.

72:7. Their iniquity hath come forth, as it were from fatness: they have
passed into the affection of the heart.

Fatness... Abundance and temporal prosperity, which hath encouraged them
in their iniquity: and made them give themselves up to their irregular