Psalms - Chapter 72 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Teach the king to judge with your righteousness, O God; share with him your own justice,
  • 2. so that he will rule over your people with justice and govern the oppressed with righteousness.
  • 3. May the land enjoy prosperity; may it experience righteousness.
  • 4. May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors.
  • 5. May your people worship you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon gives light, for ages to come.
  • 6. May the king be like rain on the fields, like showers falling on the land.
  • 7. May righteousness flourish in his lifetime, and may prosperity last as long as the moon gives light.
  • 8. His kingdom will reach from sea to sea, from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
  • 9. The peoples of the desert will bow down before him; his enemies will throw themselves to the ground.
  • 10. The kings of Spain and of the islands will offer him gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him offerings.
  • 11. All kings will bow down before him; all nations will serve him.
  • 12. He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected.
  • 13. He has pity on the weak and poor; he saves the lives of those in need.
  • 14. He rescues them from oppression and violence; their lives are precious to him.
  • 15. Long live the king! May he be given gold from Sheba; may prayers be said for him at all times; may God's blessings be on him always!
  • 16. May there be plenty of grain in the land; may the hills be covered with crops, as fruitful as those of Lebanon. May the cities be filled with people, like fields full of grass.
  • 17. May the king's name never be forgotten; may his fame last as long as the sun. May all nations ask God to bless them as he has blessed the king.
  • 18. Praise the LORD, the God of Israel! He alone does these wonderful things.
  • 19. Praise his glorious name forever! May his glory fill the whole world. Amen! Amen!
  • 20. This is the end of the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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