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| Psalms 72:1 | God, give the king your justice; Your righteousness to the royal son. | <Of Solomon.> Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son. |
| Psalms 72:2 | He will judge your people with righteousness, And your poor with justice. | May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor. |
| Psalms 72:3 | The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people; The hills bring the fruit of righteousness. | May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness. |
| Psalms 72:4 | He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, And will break the oppressor in pieces. | May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed. |
| Psalms 72:5 | They shall fear you while the sun endures; And as long as the moon, throughout all generations. | May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations. |
| Psalms 72:6 | He will come down like rain on the mown grass, As showers that water the earth. | May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth. |
| Psalms 72:7 | In his days, the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, until the moon is no more. | In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven. |
| Psalms 72:8 | He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, From the River to the ends of the earth. | Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth. |
| Psalms 72:9 | Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust. | Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust. |
| Psalms 72:10 | The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. | Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores. |
| Psalms 72:11 | Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him. | Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants. |
| Psalms 72:12 | For he will deliver the needy when he cries; The poor, who has no helper. | For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper. |
| Psalms 72:13 | He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy. | He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need. |
| Psalms 72:14 | He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight. | He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes. |
| Psalms 72:15 | They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long. | May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day. |
| Psalms 72:16 | There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field. | May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth. |
| Psalms 72:17 | His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed. | May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name. |
| Psalms 72:18 | Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, Who alone does marvelous deeds. | Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders. |
| Psalms 72:19 | Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen. | Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it. |
| Psalms 72:20 | This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse. BOOK III Psalm 73 A Psalm by Asaph. | The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. <A Psalm. Of Asaph.> |
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