
Bible chapter guide
Psalms 72
A prayer for the king, 'of Solomon': may he judge the poor with justice, may his reign be like rain on mown grass, may kings from Tarshish and Sheba bring gifts and all nations call him blessed. It closes the second book of the Psalms.
Summary written for the Labs; read the chapter itself for the full text.
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How sure can we be?
- Speculative
That they were kings comes from later reading of Psalm 72 and Isaiah 60; Tertullian already says the East held magi to be “almost kings”.