Psa 72:4, 12 | JFB | STEP | 4. That peace, including prosperity, as an eminent characteristic of Christ's reign ( ; ; ), will be illustrated in the security provided for the helpless and needy, and the punishment inflicted on oppressors, whose power to injure or mar the peace of others will be destroyed (compare ; ). children of the needy-- for the needy (compare sons of strangers, [Margin]).

‏ Psalms 72:4

4. That peace, including prosperity, as an eminent characteristic of Christ's reign (Is 2:4; Is 9:6; 11:9), will be illustrated in the security provided for the helpless and needy, and the punishment inflicted on oppressors, whose power to injure or mar the peace of others will be destroyed (compare Is 65:25; Zec 9:10).

children of the needy--for the needy (compare sons of strangers, Psa 18:45 [Margin]).

‏ Psalms 72:12

12-14. They are not the conquests of arms, but the influences of humane and peaceful principles (compare Is 9:7; 11:1-9; Zec 9:9, 10).