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Psalm 72:1 (WEB)
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.

Fathers and councils · 7

Jerome, Against Jovinianus Book 1
“What shall I say of Solomon, whom he includes in the list of husbands, and represents as a type of the Saviour, maintaining that of him it was written, “Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son”?” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 1.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 68
“But if we do not carnally understand, “O God, Thy Judgment to the King give Thou, and Thy justice to the Son of the King:” I know not whether anything else hath been said than, “to Thy Son.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 1.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 72
““O God, Thy judgment to the King give Thou, and Thy justice to the King’s Son” (ver. 1).” — the author cites it
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Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.8Book V
“Well, then, there is also another Psalm, which begins with these words: “Give Thy judgments, O God, to the King,” that is, to Christ who was to come as King, “and Thy righteousness unto the King’s son,” that is, to Christ’s people; for His sons are they who are born again in Him.” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 1.
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Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews II.31Book II
“In the seventy-first Psalm: “O God, give Thy judgment to the king, and Thy righteousness to the king’s son, to judge Thy people in righteousness.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 1, 2.
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Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.34Book III
“Also in the seventy-first Psalm: “O God, give the king Thy judgment, and Thy righteousness to the king’s son, to judge Thy people in righteousness.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 1, 2.
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