Psalms 72:8-11
Summary for Ps 72:8-11: 72:8-11 a The anointed king will rule over the whole world. Even hostile nations will submit to him. In the ancient Near East, bearing gifts to the king acknowledged his success and his reputation (see 1 Kgs 10 b).Summary for Ps 72:8-9: 72:8-9 c from sea to sea: This phrase represents the whole world.
• Solomon’s kingdom extended from the Euphrates River in the east to the Philistine territory in the west (1 Kgs 4:21 d; see Pss 80:8-11 e; 89:19-25 f), where the Mediterranean Sea appeared to be at the ends of the earth (see 2:8 g). Everyone will bow before this king, including the desert nomads (72:9 h), his enemies, and all the kings of the world (see Mic 7:17 i).
72:10 j The western kings of Tarshish came from a major colony in the western basin of the Mediterranean. The eastern kings of Sheba came from an area in southern Arabia, home of the queen of Sheba (1 Kgs 10 k).
• Seba was probably located somewhere south of Egypt, perhaps on the western shore of the Red Sea across from Sheba.
• The gifts offered to the king represented a tribute and a token of submission.
72:11 l All kings and all nations must submit to the messianic king. The hope expressed in 2:10-11 m will be realized (see 96:1-3 n; 1 Cor 15:25 o) when other leaders and peoples bow before and serve this king.
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