Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 72:14
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
14. deceit ] Oppression (R.V.) or fraud (R.V. marg.). The word occurs elsewhere only in Psa 10:7; Psa 55:11.
and precious &c.] He will not suffer it to be shed with impunity. Cp. for the phrase Psa 116:15; 1Sa 26:21 ; 1Ki 1:13-14; and see Psa 9:12. P.B.V. dear means ‘costly’ or ‘precious.’
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence – He will rescue their lives; that is, he will deliver them from the hands of men who practice deceit, or who are dishonest and unjust – and from the hands of those who oppress. This is stating in another form the idea that his reign would be one of equity, protecting the rights of the poor, and delivering the oppressed.
And precious shall their blood be in his sight – That is, so precious that he will not permit it to be shed unjustly, but will come to their rescue when their life is in danger; or, that – being shed – he will regard it as so valuable that he will not permit it to go unavenged. He will never be indifferent to their safety, or their reputation.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 14. From deceit and violence] Because they are poor and uneducated, they are liable to be deceived; and because they are helpless, they are liable to oppression; but his equal justice shall duly consider these cases; and no man shall suffer because he is deceived, though the letter of the law may be against him.
And precious shall their blood be] If the blood or life of such a person shall have been spilt by the hand of violence, he shall seek it out, and visit it on the murderer, though he were the chief in the land. He shall not be screened, though he were of the blood royal, if he have wilfully taken away the life of a man.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Deceit and violence; the two ways whereby the souls or lives of men are usually destroyed.
Precious shall their blood be in his sight; he will not be prodigal of the lives of his subjects, casting them away merely to gratify his own revenge, or covetousness, or insatiable desire of enlarging his empire, as earthly kings commonly do, but, like a true father of his people, will tenderly preserve them, and severely avenge their blood upon those who shall shed it.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence,…. From all the secret and open designs and efforts of their enemies; “from deceit”, and deceitfulness of sin and its lusts, so as that they shall not be finally hardened and destroyed by it; from the deceitfulness of the old serpent the devil, and all his cunning wiles and stratagems; and from false teachers, who lie in wait to deceive, and who would, if possible, deceive the very elect, but shall not: and from “violence”; from the violent and tyrannical power of sin, so as that it shall not have the dominion over them; from the rage and fury of the men of the world, which is overcome by him; and from Satan, the strong man armed, who is stronger than they; from him the devouring lion, who will not be able to snatch them out of Christ’s hands;
and precious shall their blood be in his sight; so that he either prevents the shedding of it, or, when shed, avenges it; and dear are such persons to him; and very acceptable is the sacrifice of their lives for his sake, who have the honour to suffer martyrdom for him; see Ps 116:15.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(14) And precious . . .The parallelism shows the meaning. The life of his people is dear to the king, and he therefore protects them from violence.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
14. Deceit and violence “Under the terms craft and violence the psalmist comprehends all kinds of misdealing; for a man in doing harm is either a lion or a fox: for some rage with open force, and others creep to misdealing insidiously and by stealthy arts.” Calvin.
Precious shall their blood be How true of the reign of Christ, our king and avenger! See Psa 116:15. He will requite innocent blood. Mat 23:34-36; Rev 18:20; Rev 18:24; Rev 19:2. Christ is identified with his saints in joy or suffering. Mat 10:40; Act 9:4-5
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 72:14. And precious shall their blood be in his sight That is, “he shall look upon the life of the poor to be as really valuable as that of others, and not suffer their blood to be shed with impunity.”
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Psa 72:14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Ver. 14. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence ] Those two noted engines of all mischief to the poor, viz. privy deceit (usury, the Septuagint and Vulgate render it) and open violence, , fraud and force, craft and cruelty.
And precious shall their blood be in his sight
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
redeem. Hebrew. ga’al. See notes on Exo 6:6; Exo 13:13.
their soul = them, or their life. Hebrew. nephesh.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
redeem
Heb. “goel,” Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield “Isa 59:20”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
he shall: Psa 25:22, Psa 130:8, Gen 48:16, 2Sa 4:9, Luk 1:68-75, Tit 2:14
precious: Psa 116:15, Mat 23:30-36, 1Th 2:15, 1Th 2:16, Rev 6:9-11, Rev 17:6, Rev 18:20-24, Rev 19:2
Reciprocal: Gen 4:10 – crieth Num 31:49 – lacketh 2Sa 22:3 – thou savest 2Sa 23:17 – the blood 1Ki 1:29 – hath 2Ki 1:14 – let my life 1Ch 11:19 – shall I Isa 25:6 – in this
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
72:14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and {l} precious shall their blood be in his sight.
(l) Though tyrants pause not to shed blood, yet this godly king will preserve his subjects from all kinds of wrong.