Psalm 72:3-5

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
    and the hills, in righteousness.
⁴May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the needy,
    and crush the oppressor.

⁵May he live^[a] while the sun endures,
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

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Psalm 72:5 Gk: Heb may they fear you

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