Psalms 72
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Psalm 72
A Prayer for the King
Of Solomon.#Ps 127
1God, give your justice to the king
and your righteousness to the king’s son.#1Kg 3:9; 1Ch 22:12–13; Ps 24:5
2He will judge your people with righteousness
and your afflicted ones with justice.#Is 9:7; 11:2–5; 32:1
3May the mountains bring well-being#72:3 Or peace, also in v. 7 to the people
and the hills, righteousness.#Is 11:9; 52:7; 55:12
4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.#Ps 109:31; Is 11:4
5May they fear you#72:5 LXX reads May he continue while the sun endures
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.#Ps 89:36–37
6May the king be like rain that falls on the cut grass,
like spring showers that water the earth.#Dt 32:2; 2Sm 23:3–4; Hs 6:3
7May the righteous#72:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer read May righteousness flourish in his days
and well-being abound
until the moon is no more.#Ps 37:11; Is 2:4; 60:21
8May he rule from sea to sea
and from the Euphrates
to the ends of the earth.#Gn 15:18; Ex 23:31; Zch 9:10
9May desert tribes kneel before him
and his enemies lick the dust.#Ps 22:29; Is 49:23; Mc 7:17
10May the kings of Tarshish
and the coasts and islands bring tribute,
the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.#1Kg 10:22; 2Ch 9:21; Is 60:6
11Let all kings bow in homage to him,
all nations serve him.#Ps 86:9; 138:4; Is 49:23
12For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.#Jb 29:12–17
13He will have pity on the poor and helpless
and save the lives of the poor.#Pr 19:17; 28:8
14He will redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their lives are#72:14 Lit their blood is precious#72:14 Or valuable in his sight.#Ps 69:18; 116:15
15May he live long!
May gold from Sheba be given to him.
May prayer be offered for him continually,
and may he be blessed all day long.#Is 60:6
16May there be plenty of grain in the land;
may it wave on the tops of the mountains.
May its crops be like Lebanon.
May people flourish in the cities
like the grass of the field.#Jb 5:25; Ps 104:16
17May his name endure forever;
as long as the sun shines,
may his fame increase.
May all nations be blessed by him
and call him blessed.#Gn 12:2–3; 22:18; Ps 89:36
18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does wonders.#Jb 9:10; Ps 86:10; 136:4
19Blessed be his glorious name forever;
the whole earth is filled with his glory.#Nm 14:21; Is 6:3
Amen and amen.
20The prayers of David son of Jesse are concluded.#2Sm 23:1
BOOK III
(Psalms 73–89)
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Psalms 72
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Psalm 72
By Solomon.
1O God, give the king your justice
and the king’s son #72:1 According to ancient Jewish and Christian tradition, “king” and “king’s son” refer to the Messiah. your righteousness
2so that he may judge your people with righteousness
and your oppressed ⌞people⌟ with justice.
3May the mountains bring peace to the people
and the hills bring righteousness.
4May he grant justice to the people who are oppressed.
May he save the children of needy people
and crush their oppressor.
5May they fear you as long as the sun and moon ⌞shine⌟—
throughout every generation.
6May he be like rain that falls on ⌞freshly⌟ cut grass,
like showers that water the land.
7May righteous people blossom in his day.
May there be unlimited peace until the moon no longer ⌞shines⌟.
8May he rule from sea to sea,
from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9May the people of the desert kneel in front of him.
May his enemies lick the dust.
10May the kings from Tarshish and the islands bring presents.
May the kings from Sheba and Seba bring gifts.
11May all kings worship him.
May all nations serve him.
12He will rescue the needy person who cries for help
and the oppressed person who has no one’s help.
13He will have pity on the poor and needy
and will save the lives of the needy.
14He will rescue them from oppression and violence.
Their blood will be precious in his sight.
15May he live long.
May the gold from Sheba be given to him.
May ⌞the people⌟ pray for him continually.
May ⌞they⌟ praise him all day long.
16May there be plenty of grain in the land.
May it wave ⌞in the breeze⌟ on the mountaintops,
its fruit like ⌞the treetops of⌟ Lebanon.
May those from the city flourish like the grass on the ground.
17May his name endure forever.
May his name continue as long as the sun ⌞shines⌟.
May all nations be blessed through him and call him blessed.
18Thank the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does miracles.
19Thanks be to his glorious name forever.
May the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and amen!
20The prayers by David, son of Jesse, end here.
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