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Week 28. Day 5. Psalms 69-72.

Ps 69-71 Mini ‘David’ collection

Psalm 71 seems to refer to the end of David’s life – this is a fitting Psalm for the end of the section (books 1 and 2) focussed on David

Ps 72 – a prayer for Solomon

This is a prayer written by king David about his son Solomon, praying that he will be a good king. At times is it not clear if this psalm is in the form of a prayer ‘may he rule with justice’ or a promise ‘he will rule with justice’. This makes sense when we realise that everything that David wanted Solomon to be, Jesus would perfectly fulfil. Like Ps 45, this psalm gives us a wonderful picture of the character and rule of Jesus.

• What strikes you about the character of the king?
• What strikes you about the reign of the king?

Note 72:17. It is through this king that the promises of blessing to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3) will be fulfilled.

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.