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Prophets and Kings
Oh, what an opportunity was Solomon’s! Should he follow the
divinely inspired instruction of his father, his reign would be a reign
of righteousness, like that described in the seventy-second psalm:
“Give the king Thy judgments, O God,
And Thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
He shall judge Thy people with righteousness,
And Thy poor with judgment....
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass:
As showers that water the earth.
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In his days shall the righteous flourish;
And abundance of peace so long as the moon en-
dureth.
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the river unto the ends of the earth....
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring
presents:
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him:
All nations shall serve him.
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth;
The poor also, and him that hath no helper....
Prayer also shall be made for him continually;
And daily shall he be praised....
His name shall endure forever:
His name shall be continued as long as the sun:
And men shall be blessed in him:
All nations shall call him blessed.
“Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who only doeth wondrous things.
And blessed be His glorious name forever:
And let the whole earth be filled with His glory;
Amen, and Amen.”
In his youth Solomon made David’s choice his own, and for many
years he walked uprightly, his life marked with strict obedience to