Psalm 72: a Psalm of righteousness

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Each Psalm belonging to the 150 compounds for the biblical book of Psalms was created specifically for a purpose, in order to attune their requests to heavenly entities and energies. Basically, they act as an announcement of personal wills, helping us to carry desires, longings, thanks, and all kinds of feelings to their rightful destinies. Next, we analyze Psalm 72.

The way they are created makes it clear that they have rhythms and cadences that are right to be sung. Thus, in chanting such prayers we can get closer to the energies of the universe, creating an intimate connection with each of them. Psalms are forms of devotion, and therefore they must be recited with faith, without fears or timidity.

Psalm 72 for health and justice

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Psalm 72 was possibly idealized by King David in the same period when his son, Solomon, was put as King and became a sort of Messiah for the nation of Israel.

This placed great responsibilities upon Solomon’s shoulders but filled the hearts of his subjects with hope. Solomon was responsible for extending his kingdom of Israel over a vast territory, which surpassed the barriers of Judea and was seen as a prosperous and just reign.

Perhaps in view of such characteristics attributed to his reign, Psalm 72 received a messianic character, being built in a way to revere and cry out for help to the diseases that affect the members, very common for the time.

For this reason, even today this prayer is used by those who wish to be successful in treating members’ diseases, whatever they may be. It also caters to those seeking solutions to problems in the kidneys, heart, dysfunctions that affect the mind and intellect, as well as addictions of many kinds. After all, the healing of all these illnesses is part of what is expected of a kingdom ruled by a Messiah.

This is also a Psalm of righteousness and may, together with other Psalms, be used to ask for the divine will to be done and justice to prevail. Next, know the prayer dedicated to the praise of God, asking him to grant us the privilege of his glory.

¹Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
²May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.

³May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
⁴May he defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
⁵May he endure as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.
⁶May he be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
⁷In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

⁸May he rule from sea to sea
and from the River^[^b^] to the ends of the earth.
⁹May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
¹⁰May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him gifts.
¹¹May all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.

¹²For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
¹³He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
¹⁴He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.

¹⁵Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
¹⁶May grain abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops flourish like Lebanon
and thrive like the grass of the field.
¹⁷May his name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun.

Then all nations will be blessed through him,
and they will call him blessed.

¹⁸Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvelous deeds.
¹⁹Praise be to his glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.

²⁰This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.