Text: Psalms 72:17
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 22:18
Subject: Abrahamic blessing (B)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Gen 22:18 — In Your Offspring All Nations
Significance: Psalm 72:17's promise that "all nations will be blessed through him" echoes Genesis 22:18, where after the Aqedah God swears: "through your offspring (זַרְעֲךָ, zar'akha) all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." The Genesis 22 iteration of the blessing is uniquely significant because it follows Abraham's supreme act of obedience — the near-sacrifice of Isaac — and is grounded in a divine oath. Psalm 72 channels this oath-confirmed, seed-specific blessing promise through the Davidic king, implying that the royal descendant of Abraham is the "seed" through whom universal blessing will flow.
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Text: Genesis 22:18
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 72:17
Subject: Nations Bless Him
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Gen 22:18 — In Your Offspring All Nations
Significance: Psalm 72:17 employs the distinctive Niphal/Hithpael formula וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כָּל־גּוֹיִם ("in him may all nations be blessed/bless themselves"), directly echoing the Abrahamic promise of Genesis 22:18 (וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ, "through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed"). The psalmist transfers the blessing from Abraham's זֶרַע (zera', "seed/offspring") to the ideal Davidic king, whose enduring name and universal dominion fulfill what was promised to the patriarch. By linking the royal figure to the Abrahamic covenant, Psalm 72 identifies the messianic king as the channel through whom the nations receive the blessing originally pledged at Moriah.