Psalm 72
Psalm 72 is the 72nd psalm from the Book of Psalms. Traditions hold that it was written by King Solomon, although most modern scholars dispute this[citation needed]. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation in the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 71 in a slightly different numbering system.
Contents
Uses
Judaism
- Verses 18–19 are the third and fourth verses of Baruch Hashem L'Olam in Pesukei Dezimra and Baruch Hashem L'Olam during Maariv.[1]
New Testament
Christianity
- The hymn Jesus shall reign where'er the sun is a lyrical adaptation of Psalm 72 written by Isaac Watts.[3]
Canadian National Motto
The national motto of Canada, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, comes from Psalm 72:8[4]:
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
— Psalm 72:8, KJV
References
- ^ Scherman, Nosson (1985), The Complete Artscroll Siddur, pp. 74, 264.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, A. F. (1901). The Book of Psalms: with Introduction and Notes. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Book IV and V: Psalms XC-CL. Cambridge: At the University Press. p. 839. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ Winchell, James M. (1821). An Arrangement of the Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D.D. Boston: Lincon & Edmans. #490.
- ^ Kaye Lamb, W. (2016), "A Mari usque ad mare", The Canadian Encyclopedia.