Psalm 72:1
“Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 72Meaning
Within “Justice for the king and the poor,” verse 1 asks God to give the king divine justice so royal power is accountable to God's righteousness; this detail advances the unit's argument and should not be detached from the whole psalm.
Read carefully
Read Psalm 72:1 inside its literary unit and the movement of Psalm 72; its imagery and claims are constrained by that context.
Reflection
Respond to the verse's specific emphasis — asks God to give the king divine justice so royal power is accountable to God's righteousness — while reading it together with the surrounding lines of Psalm 72.