Psalms 72
72
A Prayer for the King
Of Solomon.
1God, give the king your good judgment
and the king’s son your goodness.
2Help him judge your people fairly
and decide what is right for the poor.
3Let there be peace on the mountains
and goodness on the hills for the people.
4Help him be fair to the poor
and save the needy
and punish those who hurt them.
5May they respect you as long as the sun shines
and as long as the moon glows.
6Let him be like rain on the grass,
like showers that water the earth.
7Let goodness be plentiful while he lives.
Let peace continue as long as there is a moon.
8Let his kingdom go from sea to sea,
and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9Let the people of the desert bow down to him,
and make his enemies lick the dust.
10Let the kings of Tarshish and the faraway lands
bring him gifts.
Let the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring their presents to him.
11Let all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
12He will help the poor when they cry out
and will save the needy when no one else will help.
13He will be kind to the weak and poor,
and he will save their lives.
14He will save them from cruel people who try to hurt them,
because their lives are precious to him.
15Long live the king!
Let him receive gold from Sheba.
Let people always pray for him
and bless him all day long.
16Let the fields grow plenty of grain
and the hills be covered with crops.
Let the land be as fertile as Lebanon,
and let the cities grow like the grass in a field.
17Let the king be famous forever;
let him be remembered as long as the sun shines.
Let the nations be blessed because of him,
and may they all bless him.
18Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does such miracles.
19Praise his glorious name forever.
Let his glory fill the whole world.
Amen and amen.
20This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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Psalm 72
72
The Reign of the Righteous King
A Psalm for Solomon.
1Give the king thy judgments, O God,
and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
2He shall judge thy people with righteousness,
and thy poor with judgment.
3The mountains shall bring peace to the people,
and the little hills, by righteousness.
4He shall judge the poor of the people,
he shall save the children of the needy,
and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure,
throughout all generations.
6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass:
as showers that water the earth.
7In his days shall the righteous flourish;
and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
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Zech 9.10. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;
and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents:
the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him:
all nations shall serve him.
12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth;
the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13He shall spare the poor and needy,
and shall save the souls of the needy.
14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence:
and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15And he shall live,
and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:
prayer also shall be made for him continually;
and daily shall he be praised.
16There shall be a handful of corn in the earth
upon the top of the mountains;
the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon:
and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17His name shall endure for ever:
his name shall be continued as long as the sun:
and men shall be blessed in him:
all nations shall call him blessed.
18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who only doeth wondrous things.
19And blessed be his glorious name for ever:
and let the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen, and Amen.
20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
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