Psalm 72:20
“The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 72Meaning
Within “Doxology and collection close,” verse 20 marks the close of a collection of prayers associated with David son of Jesse rather than adding a new royal promise; this detail advances the unit's argument and should not be detached from the whole psalm.
Read carefully
Read Psalm 72:20 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 — marks the close of a collection of prayers associated with David son of Jesse rather than adding a new royal promise — while reading it together with the surrounding lines of Psalm 72.