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Psalm 72  Legacy Standard Bible

Give the King Your Judgments

Of Solomon.

72 O God, give the king (A)Your judgments,
And (B)Your righteousness to the king’s son.
2 [a]May [b]he (C)render judgment to Your people with righteousness
And (D)Your [c]afflicted with justice.
3 Let the mountains lift up [d](E)peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 [e]May he (F)give justice to the [f]afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.

5 [g]Let them fear You (G)while the sun endures,
And [h]as long as the moon, from generation to all generations.
6 [i]May he come down (H)like rain upon the mown grass,
Like (I)showers that water the earth.
7 [j]May the (J)righteous flourish in his days,
And (K)abundance of peace until the moon is no more.

8 May he also have dominion (L)from sea to sea
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 [k]Let (M)the desert creatures (N)kneel before him,
And his enemies (O)lick the dust.
10 [l]Let the kings of (P)Tarshish and of the (Q)coastlands bring a present;
The kings of (R)Sheba and (S)Seba (T)offer tribute.
11 [m]And let all (U)kings bow down to him,
All (V)nations serve him.

12 For he will (W)deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The [n]afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have (X)compassion on the poor and needy,
And the [o]lives of the needy he will save.
14 He will (Y)redeem their [p]life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be (Z)precious in his sight;
15 So may he live! And may they give to him the (AA)gold of Sheba;
And let each pray for him continually;
Let each bless him all day long.

16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;
May its fruit wave like the cedars of (AB)Lebanon;
And may those from the city blossom like (AC)vegetation of the earth.
17 May his (AD)name endure forever;
May his name [q]increase [r](AE)as long as the sun shines;
Let all nations [s](AF)be blessed in him;
(AG)Let all nations call him blessed.

18 (AH)Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,
Who alone (AI)works wondrous deeds.
19 And blessed be His (AJ)glorious name forever;
And may the whole (AK)earth be filled with His glory.
(AL)Amen, and Amen.

20 [t]The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:2 Or He will judge
  2. Psalm 72:2 Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the ultimate reference is to the Messiah
  3. Psalm 72:2 Or humble
  4. Psalm 72:3 Or prosperity
  5. Psalm 72:4 Or He will vindicate
  6. Psalm 72:4 Or humble
  7. Psalm 72:5 Or They will fear
  8. Psalm 72:5 Lit before the moon
  9. Psalm 72:6 Or He will come down
  10. Psalm 72:7 Or The righteous will flourish
  11. Psalm 72:9 Or The nomads will kneel
  12. Psalm 72:10 Or The kings...will bring
  13. Psalm 72:11 Or All kings will bow down
  14. Psalm 72:12 Or humble
  15. Psalm 72:13 Lit souls
  16. Psalm 72:14 Lit soul
  17. Psalm 72:17 To obtain descendants; or sprout forth
  18. Psalm 72:17 Lit before the sun
  19. Psalm 72:17 Or experience blessing repeatedly, bless themselves
  20. Psalm 72:20 Possibly one of the last prayers of David for Solomon, which Solomon incorporated into his psalm

Cross references

  1. Psalm 72:1 : 1 Kin 3:9; 1 Chr 22:13
  2. Psalm 72:1 : Ps 24:5
  3. Psalm 72:2 : Is 9:7; 11:2-5; 32:1
  4. Psalm 72:2 : Ps 82:3
  5. Psalm 72:3 : Is 2:4; 9:5, 6; Mic 4:3, 4; Zech 9:10
  6. Psalm 72:4 : Is 11:4
  7. Psalm 72:5 : Ps 72:17; 89:36, 37
  8. Psalm 72:6 : Deut 32:2; 2 Sam 23:4; Hos 6:3
  9. Psalm 72:6 : Ps 65:10
  10. Psalm 72:7 : Ps 92:12
  11. Psalm 72:7 : Is 2:4
  12. Psalm 72:8 : Ex 23:31; Zech 9:10
  13. Psalm 72:9 : Ps 74:14; Is 23:13
  14. Psalm 72:9 : Ps 22:29
  15. Psalm 72:9 : Is 49:23; Mic 7:17
  16. Psalm 72:10 : 2 Chr 9:21; Ps 48:7
  17. Psalm 72:10 : Ps 97:1; Is 42:4, 10; Zeph 2:11
  18. Psalm 72:10 : 1 Kin 10:1; Job 6:19; Is 60:6
  19. Psalm 72:10 : Gen 10:7; Is 43:3
  20. Psalm 72:10 : Ps 45:12; 68:29
  21. Psalm 72:11 : Ps 138:4; Is 49:23
  22. Psalm 72:11 : Ps 86:9
  23. Psalm 72:12 : Job 29:12; Ps 72:4
  24. Psalm 72:13 : Prov 19:17; 28:8
  25. Psalm 72:14 : Ps 69:18
  26. Psalm 72:14 : 1 Sam 26:21; Ps 116:15
  27. Psalm 72:15 : Is 60:6
  28. Psalm 72:16 : Ps 104:16
  29. Psalm 72:16 : Job 5:25
  30. Psalm 72:17 : Ex 3:15; Ps 135:13
  31. Psalm 72:17 : Ps 89:36
  32. Psalm 72:17 : Gen 12:3; 22:18
  33. Psalm 72:17 : Luke 1:48
  34. Psalm 72:18 : 1 Chr 29:10; Ps 41:13; 89:52; 106:48
  35. Psalm 72:18 : Ex 15:11; Job 5:9; Ps 77:14; 86:10; 136:4
  36. Psalm 72:19 : Neh 9:5; Ps 96:8
  37. Psalm 72:19 : Num 14:21
  38. Psalm 72:19 : Ps 41:13
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