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Let the mountains yield prosperity[a] for the people,
and the hills in righteousness.
May he provide justice for the poor of the people,
save the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor.
May he live long[b] while the sun endures[c]
as long as the moon[d] for all generations.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:3 Or “peace”
  2. Psalm 72:5 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”
  3. Psalm 72:5 Literally “with the sun”
  4. Psalm 72:5 Literally “in the presence of the moon”
  5. Psalm 72:5 Literally “generation of generations”