Psalm 72:1WEB
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
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By Solomon.
Psalm 72:1WEB
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
Psalm 72:2WEB
He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
Psalm 72:3WEB
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
Psalm 72:4WEB
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
Psalm 72:5WEB
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Psalm 72:6WEB
He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
Psalm 72:7WEB
In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
Psalm 72:8WEB
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 72:9WEB
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
Psalm 72:10WEB
The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Psalm 72:11WEB
Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
Psalm 72:12WEB
For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
Psalm 72:13WEB
He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
Psalm 72:14WEB
He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
Psalm 72:15WEB
He will live; and Sheba’s gold will be given to him. Men will pray for him continually. They will bless him all day long.
Psalm 72:16WEB
Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
Psalm 72:17WEB
His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
Psalm 72:18WEB
Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 72:19WEB
Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
Psalm 72:20WEB
This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.