Matthew Poole and continuators on Psalms 72:17

17 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.

The Honour and Renown of his eminent Wisdom, and Justice, and Goodness. Which agrees but very obscurely, and imperfectly to Solomon, who s[illegible: 1+ letters]ained the Glory of his Reign, by his prodigious Luxury and Oppression, and Apostacy from God, into which he [illegible: 1+ letters]ell in the latter part of his days.

Or, shall be Propagated, or Transmitted to his Chil[illegible: 1+ letters] ▪ Which suits much better to Christ, from whom we are called Christians than to Solomon.

Heb. [illegible: 1 word] the S[illegible: 1+ letters]; Either, 1. Publickly, and in the Face of the Sun. Or. 2. Perpetually; as a constant and inseparable Companion of the Sun, as long as the Sun it self shall continue. See before on v. 5.

Either, 1. As a Pattern of Blessedness. When any man shall with well to a King, he shall say: The Lord make thee like Solomon. See on Gen. 22. 18. Or rather, 2. As the Cause of it, by and through his Merits and Mediation.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word].; [illegible: 1 span].; Gen. 12 3. & 22. 1[illegible: 1+ letters].