Psalm 72 “All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.“ Psalm 72:11 NLT Although Solomon might have been proud of his daddy, King David, he could only have been talking about one King to whom all kings will bow and all nations serve. And although Solomon might not have known that He would be named Jesus, he must have known that He was the promised Messiah. So let’s pick through the royal well-wishing rhetoric and find us a King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Psalm 72 ends the second of five books within the Psalms. The chapters that make up the five books are 1–41, 42–72, 73–89, 90–106, 107–150. And we get two pieces of information that will help us understand the Psalm better, first in the title that attributes the Psalm to Solomon and second at the end in verse 20 that probably refers to this second section or book (chapters 42-72) as being the prayers of David. “Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. “ ...
Viewing all the Psalms as Messianic, I will read the Psalms consecutively for 150 days and try to write a outline for teaching with thoughts about the day's Psalm's unique contribution to the revelation of Jesus Christ our Messiah the Word of God and King of kings, the eternal Son of David.