{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Biblical Reflections","title":"Psalm 72: The End of Book 2, A Royal Psalm","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":616,"description":"Psalm 72 is last psalm of Book 2.  It is a royal psalm praying for the heirs of David to have success in their assigned tasks as king, such tasks include:  ruling God’s people well, protecting the poor and needy, and bringing blessing to all the nations of the world.  This psalm anticipates the Messiah and his worldwide rule of all peoples.  1-4 – Let the king rule/judge the people justly.  The attributes of the king should be righteousness and justice.  5-7 – May they fear you means may they honor and obey you.  Metaphors are used like while the sun shines and till the moon is no more to mean always.8-11 – May all the kings fall down and serve him, so that they will be under the rule of God.12-14 – Bring justice and relief to the poor and needy and put down oppression and violence.  15-17 – May all nations be blessed in this king.18-20 – Not part of Psalm 72, rather it is the closing doxology of Book 2. May the whole earth be filled with the glory of the LORD, the God of Israel.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YleWs4xv-AevvKp3AmBkjHsUJe9loYyfEZDBViMcpOo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80Y2Fi/MmNkMGIwNTgwNmE1/NTI2ZjA2NTlkMGEy/Njk0MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}