Parallel Bible results for "psalm 72:1-7"

Psalms 72:1-7

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1 Give the gift of wise rule to the king, O God, the gift of just rule to the crown prince.
1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people rightly, be honorable to your meek and lowly.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
3 Let the mountains give exuberant witness; shape the hills with the contours of right living.
3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 Please stand up for the poor, help the children of the needy, come down hard on the cruel tyrants.
4 May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
5 Outlast the sun, outlive the moon - age after age after age.
5 May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
6 Be rainfall on cut grass, earth-refreshing rain showers.
6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
7 Let righteousness burst into blossom and peace abound until the moon fades to nothing.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
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