Psalm 72
72
Give the King Your Justice
Of #Ps. 127, titleSolomon.
1Give the king your #[1 Chr. 22:12]justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2May he #Isa. 9:7; 11:2-4; 32:1; See Ps. 122:5judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3Let the mountains bear #[Ps. 85:10; Isa. 32:17; 52:7]prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5May they fear you#72:5 Septuagint He shall endure while #ver. 7, 17; Ps. 89:36, 37; Jer. 31:35, 36; [Jer. 33:20, 25] the sun endures,
and as long as the moon, #Ps. 89:4; [Luke 1:33]throughout all generations!
6May he be like #2 Sam. 23:4; Hos. 6:3 rain that falls on #Amos 7:1 the mown grass,
like #Deut. 32:2; [Ps. 65:10; Job 5:10]showers that water the earth!
7In his days may #See Ps. 92:12 the righteous flourish,
and #Isa. 2:4; [Eph. 2:14]peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8May he have dominion from #Ex. 23:31; 1 Kgs. 4:21, 24; Zech. 9:10; [Ps. 80:11; 89:25] sea to sea,
and from #Ex. 23:31; 1 Kgs. 4:21, 24; Zech. 9:10; [Ps. 80:11; 89:25] the River#72:8 That is, the Euphrates to the #See Ps. 2:8ends of the earth!
9May desert tribes #Ps. 22:29 bow down before him,
and his enemies #Isa. 49:23; Mic. 7:17lick the dust!
10May the kings of #1 Kgs. 10:22 Tarshish and of #Isa. 42:10, 12; 51:5; 60:9 the coastlands
render him #See Ps. 68:29; 1 Sam. 10:27 tribute;
may the kings of #See 1 Kgs. 10:1 Sheba and #Gen. 10:7; Isa. 43:3; 45:14Seba
bring gifts!
11May all kings #Isa. 49:7, 23fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
12For he delivers #See Job 29:12-17the needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and #Ps. 116:15; 2 Kgs. 1:13precious is their blood in his sight.
15Long may he live;
may #1 Kgs. 10:10 gold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made #Deut. 9:20for him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16May 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 #Ps. 92:7 blossom in the cities
like the #Job 5:25grass of the field!
17 #
Ps. 104:31; [Ps. 89:36] May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
#
Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4 May people be blessed in him,
#
Luke 1:48
all nations call him blessed!
18 # See Ps. 41:13 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does #Ps. 77:14; 86:10; 136:4; Ex. 15:11; See Job 5:9wondrous things.
19Blessed be his #Neh. 9:5 glorious name forever;
may #Num. 14:21 the whole earth be filled with his glory!
#
Ps. 41:13
Amen and Amen!
20 #
Ps. 17, title; 55:1; 86, title The prayers of #2 Sam. 23:1David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
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Psalms 72
72
A Prayer for the Prosperity of God’s Anointed King
Of Solomon.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
1O God, give your judgments to the king,
and your righteousness to the king’s son.
2May he judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
3Let the mountains yield prosperity#Or “peace” for the people,
and the hills in righteousness.
4May he provide justice for the poor of the people,
save the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor.
5May he live long#This presupposes the reading, suggested by the LXX, that might indicate that two of the Hebrew root letters have been inverted. The Hebrew reads “They will/Let them fear” while the sun endures#Literally “with the sun”
as long as the moon#Literally “in the presence of the moon” for all generations.#Literally “generation of generations”
6May he descend like rain on mown grass,
like showers watering the earth.
7May what is right blossom in his days
and an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
8And may he rule from sea up to sea,
and from the River#That is, the Euphrates to the edges of the land.
9Let the desert dwellers bow down before him,
and his enemies lick the dust.
10Let the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute.
Let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts,
11and let all kings bow down to him.
Let all nations serve him.
12Indeed he will deliver the needy who is crying for help,
and the afflicted who has no helper.
13He will take pity on the helpless and needy,
and the lives of the needy he will save.
14From oppression and from violence
he will redeem their lives,
and their blood will be precious in his eyes.
15So 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.#Literally “all the day”
16May there be an abundance of grain in the land
even on the top of the mountains.
May his crop#Or “May his descendants” sway like the trees of Lebanon,
and may those from the city blossom like the grass of the earth.
17May his name endure forever.
May his name increase as long as the sun shines,#Literally “in the presence of the sun”
and let them be blessed in him.
Let all nations call him blessed.
18Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,
who alone does wonderful things.
19And blessed be his glorious name forever,
and may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.
20The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.
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