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Psalms 72

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.

9 May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.

10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.

11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.

12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.

13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.

16 May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.

17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him,and they will call him blessed.

18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 O God, give your judgments to [the] king, and your righteousness to [the] king's son.

2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

3 Let [the] mountains yield prosperity for the people, and [the] hills in righteousness.

4 May he provide justice [for the] poor of [the] people, save [the] children of [the] needy, and crush [the] oppressor.

5 May he live long {while the sun endures} {as long as the moon} {for all generations}.

6 May he descend like rain on mown grass, like showers watering [the] earth.

7 May [what is] right blossom in his days and an abundance of peace, until [the] moon is no more.

8 And may he rule from sea up to sea, and from [the] River to [the] edges of [the] land.

9 Let [the] desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

10 Let the kings of Tarshish and [the] islands bring tribute. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts,

11 and let all kings bow down to him. Let all nations serve him.

12 Indeed he will deliver [the] needy [who is] crying for help, and [the] afflicted [who] has no helper.

13 He will take pity on [the] helpless and needy, and [the] lives of [the] needy he will save.

14 From oppression and from violence he will redeem their lives, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.

15 So may he live, and may gold from Sheba be given to him, and may prayers be offered for him continually. May blessings be invoked for him {all day long}.

16 May there be an abundance of grain in the land [even] on [the] top of [the] mountains. May his crop sway like the [trees of] Lebanon, and may [those] from [the] city blossom like the grass of the earth.

17 May his name endure forever. May his name increase {as long as the sun shines}, and let them be blessed in him. Let all nations call him blessed.

18 Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, [who] alone does wonderful things.

19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.