The Prayer That Outgrew a Kingdom.
Psalms 72 — A father prays for a king who hasn't arrived yet
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David's last recorded prayer was answered roughly a thousand years later — a reminder that some prayers outlast the person praying them.
📢 Chapter 72 — The Prayer That Outgrew a Kingdom 👑
This is a — and it might be the most remarkable one in the entire collection. It sits at the close of Book II of the Psalms, and the very last line tells us who's speaking: "The prayers of , the son of , are ended." A , near the end of his life, praying over his son as the new king takes the throne.