The wise in the Bible: In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more. Psalm 72:7

Psalm 72 is fundamentally a plea to God for the King, and because of some characteristics of the Psalm it could be said that this Psalm was written to be dedicated especially to King Solomon; the hymn describes the vastness of his kingdom: "My he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth" Psalm 72:8. The Bible tells us that the Kingdom of Israel reached its greatest power, expansion, and splendor with this great King; only in the time of Solomon did the Kingdom of Israel reach the Euphrates.
And the Psalm contains a special spiritual message; the Psalm is a recognition of the wisdom of this great king, the wisest of all the kings who have ruled the land of Israel. When a wise person does not govern a country, that country has a very uncertain future. A wise person, when governing, always does so in the name of God, because wisdom as grace, as a spiritual gift, can only come from the highest and most perfect; God is wisdom itself and only the creator of all things can grant her, as happened according to the Bible when Solomon, after being crowned in the sacred place of Gibeon, met God in a dream.
This is why the Psalm begins with these words:
"Give your love of justice to the king, O God,
and righteousness to the king's son.
Help him judge your people in the right way;
let the poor always be treated fairly" Psalm 72:1-2.
In this context, it is important to remember, as the philosopher Aristotle explained, that in the government of a single person, there are two options: monarchy (which is the virtuous regime of the wise) or tyranny.
It is for all these reasons that the Psalm recognizes the fruits of wisdom, peace, prosperity, and joy, with these beautiful words:
"In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more" Psalm 72:7.
And not only that, wisdom opposes the oppression of the weakest members of society, such as children, the elderly, and the sick:
"For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death" Psalm 72:12-13.
Psalm 72 is ultimately a conclusion or corollary of Psalm 1, the Psalm of the two paths; when the one who governs undertakes the path of righteousness through his wisdom, he not only helps himself but also his entire nation.

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