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Psalms 72:1-7

1 God, give your judgments to the king. Give your righteousness to the king's son.

1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.

2 Let him judge your people with righteousness and your poor ones with justice.

2 May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

3 Let the mountains bring peace to the people; let the hills bring righteousness.

3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.

4 Let the king bring justice to people who are poor; let him save the children of those who are needy, but let him crush oppressors!

4 May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.

5 Let the king live as long as the sun, as long as the moon, generation to generation.

5 May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.

6 Let him fall like rain upon fresh-cut grass, like showers that water the earth.

6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

7 Let the righteous flourish throughout their lives, and let peace prosper until the moon is no more.

7 In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.