In Psalms, chapter seventy-two, verses one through nineteen, this psalm is a prayer of Solomon as Israel’s king that his reign will typify by justice, righteousness, peace, the destruction of evil, and deliverance from the oppressed and needy. It also points to the reign of Jesus Christ over the world since several verses apply only to Him, as in verses eight, eleven, and seventeen, Isaiah eleven, verses one to five, and verses sixty through sixty-two, respectively.
The prayer is similar to the New Testament prayer: “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven,” as in Mathew six, verse ten. This type of prayer should arise from the hearts of those who desire to see Christ reign as king and His righteousness established on the earth. The final goal and Biblical expectation of the redeemed is a new, transformed, and redeemed world where Christ lives with His people and righteousness dwells in holy perfection.
The theme chapter is from the A Prayer for the King section. The psalm is for Solomon, and his actions and interaction with others will be right among people. The king represents the people and reflects them. The prayer from the king illustrates how significant Solomon approaches this position. Solomon’s classic request to God as king when responding to the Lord in what he wants shows how much he cared for the people more than himself and made a good impression before God.
Today, many leaders do not ask to be equipped with wisdom, knowledge, and understanding but seek monetary gain and the things of this world that do not profit souls only themselves. In Mark eight, verse thirty-six, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” A king must bring others, not things.