Psalms 72:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.”

Psalms 72:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 72:36 words

HebrewMeaning

יִשְׂא֤וּyiśəʾw

they will carryverbH5375

advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···

הָרִ֓יםhāriym

mountainsnounH2022

mount · promotion

שָׁ֘ל֥וֹםšālwōm

peacenounH7965

do · fare · favour · friend ···

לָ/עָ֑םlāʿām

to the peoplepronH5971

men · nation · people

וּ֝/גְבָע֗וֹתwgəbāʿwōt

and hillsconjH1389

little hill

בִּ/צְדָקָֽהbiṣədāqāh

in righteousnesspronH6666

moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 72:3

1. “For Salomon” indeed this Psalm's title is fore-noted: but things are spoken of therein which could not apply to that Salomon king of Israel after the flesh, according to those things which holy Scripture speaks concerning him: but they can most pertinently apply to the Lord Christ. Whence it is perceived, that the very word Salomon is used in a figurative sense, so that in him Christ is to be taken. For Salomon is interpreted peace-maker: and on this account such a word…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 72 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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