Psalms 72

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1 Give the king your 1justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he 2judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear 3prosperity 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[a] while 4the sun endures, and as long as the moon, 5throughout all generations!
6 May he be like 6rain that falls on 7the mown grass, like 8showers that water the earth!
7 In his days may 9the righteous flourish, and 10peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from 11sea to sea, and from 12the River[b] to the 13ends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes 14bow down before him, and his enemies 15lick the dust!
10 May the kings of 16Tarshish and of 17the coastlands render him 18tribute; may the kings of 19Sheba and 20Seba bring gifts!
11 May all kings 21fall down before him, all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers 22the 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 23precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live; may 24gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made 25for 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 26blossom in the cities like the 27grass of the field!
17 28May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! 29May people be blessed in him, 30all nations call him blessed!
18 31Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does 32wondrous things.
19 Blessed be his 33glorious name forever; may 34the whole earth be filled with his glory! 35Amen and Amen!
20 36The prayers of 37David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

Cross References 37

  • 1. [1 Chronicles 22:12]
  • 2. Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 11:2-4; Isaiah 32:1; See Psalms 122:5
  • 3. [Psalms 85:10; Isaiah 32:17; Isaiah 52:7]
  • 4. ver. 7, 17; Psalms 89:36, 37; Jeremiah 31:35, 36; [Jeremiah 33:20, 25]
  • 5. Psalms 89:4; [Luke 1:33]
  • 6. 2 Samuel 23:4; Hosea 6:3
  • 7. Amos 7:1
  • 8. Deuteronomy 32:2; [Psalms 65:10; Job 5:10]
  • 9. See Psalms 92:12
  • 10. Isaiah 2:4; [Ephesians 2:14]
  • 11. Exodus 23:31; 1 Kings 4:21, 24; Zechariah 9:10; [Psalms 80:11; Psalms 89:25]
  • 12. Exodus 23:31; 1 Kings 4:21, 24; Zechariah 9:10; [Psalms 80:11; Psalms 89:25]
  • 13. See Psalms 2:8
  • 14. Psalms 22:29
  • 15. Isaiah 49:23; Micah 7:17
  • 16. 1 Kings 10:22
  • 17. Isaiah 42:10, 12; Isaiah 51:5; Isaiah 60:9
  • 18. See Psalms 68:29; 1 Samuel 10:27
  • 19. See 1 Kings 10:1
  • 20. Genesis 10:7; Isaiah 43:3; Isaiah 45:14
  • 21. Isaiah 49:7, 23
  • 22. See Job 29:12-17
  • 23. Psalms 116:15; 2 Kings 1:13
  • 24. 1 Kings 10:10
  • 25. Deuteronomy 9:20
  • 26. Psalms 92:7
  • 27. Job 5:25
  • 28. Psalms 104:31; [Psalms 89:36]
  • 29. Genesis 12:3; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4
  • 30. Luke 1:48
  • 31. See Psalms 41:13
  • 32. Psalms 77:14; Psalms 86:10; Psalms 136:4; Exodus 15:11; See Job 5:9
  • 33. Nehemiah 9:5
  • 34. Numbers 14:21
  • 35. Psalms 41:13
  • 36. Psalms 17; Psalms 55:1; Psalms 86
  • 37. 2 Samuel 23:1

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Septuagint He shall endure
  • [b]. That is, the Euphrates

Psalms 72 Commentaries

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