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href="/bsb/psalms/72.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/72.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/72.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/72.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/72.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/72.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/72.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The mountains will bring peace to the people, And the little hills, by righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/72.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/72.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/72.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/72.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let the mountains lift up peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/72.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The mountains will bring peace <i>and</i> prosperity to the people, And the hills, in [the establishment of] righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/72.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the mountains bring well-being to the people and the hills, righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/72.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills, righteousness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/72.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/72.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Let peace and justice rule every mountain and hill. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/72.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/72.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May the mountains bring peace to the people and the hills bring righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/72.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May the land enjoy prosperity; may it experience righteousness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/72.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills bring righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/72.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/72.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/72.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/72.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/72.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/72.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The mountains bear peace to the people, "" And the heights by righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/72.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/72.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The mountains shall lift up peace to the people, and the hills in justice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/72.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/72.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 71:3>Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/72.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That the mountains may yield their bounty for the people, and the hills great abundance, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/72.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/72.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The mountains shall bring peace to thy people, and the hills thy righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/72.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The mountains will bring peace to your people, and the hill of your righteousness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/72.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let the mountains bear peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/72.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to thy people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/72-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8654" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/72.htm">Endow the King with Your Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">May the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: yiś·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šā·lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">peace</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lā·‘ām (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">to the people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: ū·ḡə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">and the hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: biṣ·ḏā·qāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">bring righteousness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15-18</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. / Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. / The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12-13</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. / Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-17.htm">Isaiah 60:17-18</a></span><br />Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler. / No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a></span><br />The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Ezekiel 34:25-27</a></span><br />I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. / I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing. / The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24-26</a></span><br />My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. / And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Micah 4:3-4</a></span><br />Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war. / And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Zechariah 9:10</a></span><br />And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-17.htm">Romans 14:17</a></span><br />For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a></span><br />Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a></span><br />But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-17</a></span><br />For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility / by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace / and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a></span><br />and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Hebrews 12:11</a></span><br />No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.</p><p class="hdg">mountains</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Psalm 72:16</a></b></br> There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and <i>they</i> of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16,17</a></b></br> Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Isaiah 52:7</a></b></br> How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!</p><p class="hdg">little</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12</a></b></br> They drop <i>upon</i> the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.</p><p class="hdg">righteousness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/85-10.htm">Psalm 85:10,11</a></b></br> Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed <i>each other</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Psalm 96:11-13</a></b></br> Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/98-8.htm">Psalm 98:8,9</a></b></br> Let the floods clap <i>their</i> hands: let the hills be joyful together … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/68-29.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/psalms/58-8.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/71-19.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/68-27.htm">Little</a> <a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/psalms/72-2.htm">Righteousness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/78-69.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/psalms/76-4.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">Little</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/72-7.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/72-7.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/psalms/72-7.htm">Righteousness</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 72</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/72-1.htm">David, praying for Solomon, shows the goodness and glory of God's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">He blessed God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/72.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/72.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>May the mountains bring peace to the people</b><br>The imagery of mountains in biblical literature often symbolizes strength, stability, and permanence. In ancient Israel, mountains were seen as places of refuge and divine encounter, such as Mount Sinai where Moses received the Law. The mention of mountains bringing peace suggests a divine blessing of security and prosperity. Peace, or "shalom" in Hebrew, encompasses not just the absence of conflict but a holistic sense of well-being and harmony. This phrase can be seen as a prayer for the land to be a source of peace, reflecting God's covenantal promises to His people. The mountains, as part of God's creation, are invoked to contribute to the flourishing of the nation, aligning with the prophetic vision of a future where creation itself participates in the restoration of God's order (<a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a>).<p><b>and the hills bring righteousness</b><br>Hills, like mountains, are often associated with places of worship and divine revelation. The call for hills to bring righteousness indicates a desire for moral and ethical uprightness to permeate the land. Righteousness in the biblical sense involves justice, fairness, and adherence to God's laws. This phrase suggests that the natural world is not only a backdrop for human activity but an active participant in God's redemptive plan. The connection between peace and righteousness is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Isaiah 32:17</a>, where the fruit of righteousness is peace. This reflects the biblical principle that true peace is rooted in justice and righteousness. The imagery of hills bringing righteousness can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate source of righteousness for believers, fulfilling the law and bringing peace through His sacrifice (<a href="/romans/5.htm">Romans 5:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/72.htm">Psalm 72</a>, Solomon was the son of King David and Bathsheba, known for his wisdom and reign over Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_and_hills.htm">Mountains and Hills</a></b><br>Symbolic in biblical literature, often representing stability, strength, and the presence of God. In this context, they symbolize the sources of peace and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation over which Solomon reigned, representing God's chosen people and the setting for the fulfillment of this prayer for peace and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_creation.htm">Symbolism of Creation</a></b><br>The use of mountains and hills in <a href="/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3</a> symbolizes the natural order as a source of divine peace and righteousness. This teaches us to see God's hand in creation and His desire for harmony in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_leadership.htm">Prayer for Leadership</a></b><br>Solomon's prayer reflects a desire for righteous leadership that brings peace. We can apply this by praying for our leaders to govern with righteousness and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peace_and_righteousness.htm">Peace and Righteousness</a></b><br>The connection between peace and righteousness is profound. True peace is a result of righteousness, both personally and societally. We should strive to live righteously to promote peace in our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The imagery of mountains and hills reminds us of God's sovereignty and His ability to bring about His purposes. Trusting in God's sovereignty can bring peace to our hearts amidst life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_fulfillment.htm">Christ as Fulfillment</a></b><br>Jesus Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of the peace and righteousness prayed for in <a href="/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3</a>. As Christians, we find our peace and righteousness in Him, and we are called to reflect His character in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_72.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 72</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_place_of_residence.htm">What defines a psalm?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_7_8_contradict_romans_3_10.htm">If Psalm 7:8 claims personal righteousness, does this contradict the broader biblical teaching of universal sinfulness (e.g., Romans 3:10)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer_oppression.htm">In Psalm 125:3, why have the righteous frequently suffered under oppressive regimes if the 'rod of the wicked' is not supposed to remain over them?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/72.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The mountains . . .</span>--Better, literally, <span class= "ital">Let the mountains and the hills bring forth to the people peace in </span>(or <span class= "ital">by</span>)<span class= "ital"> righteousness. </span>This imperative sense, instead of the future, is by most modern commentators preserved throughout the psalm. The LXX. give it here and in <a href="/psalms/72-17.htm" title="His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.">Psalm 72:17</a>, but else use the future.<p>The verb here employed (properly meaning "lift up") is used in <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm" title="It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.">Ezekiel 17:8</a>, for "bearing fruit," and in <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm" title="And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.">Isaiah 32:17</a> peace is described as the natural work or fruit of righteousness. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/85-10.htm" title="Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.">Psalm 85:10</a>.) For the same prominence given to its hills as the characteristic feature of Palestine, a land which is "not only mountainous, but a heap of mountains," comp. <a href="/joel/3-18.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.">Joel 3:18</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/72.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.</span> Through the general establishment prominent features. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/72-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">May the mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִ֓ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bring</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂא֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">peace</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֘ל֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the people</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the hills</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝גְבָע֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hillock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[bring] righteousness.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּצְדָקָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(biṣ·ḏā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/72-3.htm">Psalm 72:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/72-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 72:3 The mountains shall bring prosperity to (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/72-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 72:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 72:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/72-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 72:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 72:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>