Chapter Summary

The glories of the reign of the coming King.

Discussion Questions for Psalms, Chapter 72

1. It appears, based on the last verse, that David is praying for Solomon in this Psalm. What does David ask God to do for Solomon? If you have children, what do you ask God to do for them? If you don't, what things would you like God to do for you?
2. Solomon is considered to be the wisest man to live outside of Jesus. How is wisdom reflected in these verse? In what ways did God fulfill these request in the life of Solomon?
3. Explain what it looks like for God's justice and righteousness to be given to someone?
4. Describe how Christian defend the cause of the poor and needy. What ministries in your local church assist in defending these groups of people? How can you encourage and pray for them?
5. What does the Psalmist mean to fear God as long as the sun endures and the moon through all generations in verse 5? In what ways do you model this fear in your daily walk with the Lord?
6. The Psalmist prayer for abundance in verse 15-16, what is abundance? How is abundance more than financial wealth? What other things could be consider abundance? What abundance do you have in your life?
7. What does it look like for the people to be pleased in their leader (see verse 17)? How can Christians model this even when we may disagree with the leaders who are placed over us?
8. In verse 18-19 and the Psalmist calls for the name of God to be blessed. How do the blessings in our lives flow out of the blessedness of who God is?
9. Explain how you can use this Psalm as a guide to prayer for your government leaders. What are others things you could pray for your government leaders?
10. How can you see Jesus in this Psalm? What are some of the attributes of Jesus in these verse? In what other ways do you see Jesus in this Psalm?

Key Words/Phrase

King, v. 11.

Characters

God, David.

Strong Verse(s)

17