Psalms 72 : 1 (ESV)
OF SOLOMON.Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
Psalms 72 : 2 (ESV)
May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
Psalms 72 : 3 (ESV)
Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
Psalms 72 : 4 (ESV)
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
Psalms 72 : 5 (ESV)
May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
Psalms 72 : 6 (ESV)
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
Psalms 72 : 7 (ESV)
In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
Psalms 72 : 8 (ESV)
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
Psalms 72 : 9 (ESV)
May desert tribes bow down before him and his enemies lick the dust!
Psalms 72 : 10 (ESV)
May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
Psalms 72 : 11 (ESV)
May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
Psalms 72 : 12 (ESV)
For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
Psalms 72 : 13 (ESV)
He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
Psalms 72 : 14 (ESV)
From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
Psalms 72 : 15 (ESV)
Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day!
Psalms 72 : 16 (ESV)
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 blossom in the cities like the grass of the field!
Psalms 72 : 17 (ESV)
May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!
Psalms 72 : 18 (ESV)
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
Psalms 72 : 19 (ESV)
Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!
Psalms 72 : 20 (ESV)
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
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