Psalms - Chapter 72 | English Standard Version

  • 1. Of Solomon. Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
  • 2. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
  • 3. Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
  • 4. May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
  • 5. May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
  • 6. May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
  • 7. In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
  • 8. May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
  • 9. May desert tribes bow down before him and his enemies lick the dust!
  • 10. May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
  • 11. May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
  • 12. For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
  • 13. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
  • 14. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
  • 15. Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day!
  • 16. May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field!
  • 17. May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!
  • 18. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
  • 19. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!
  • 20. The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
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