Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
New American Standard Bible
A Psalm of Solomon.
Give the king
And
King James Version
{A Psalm for Solomon.} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Holman Bible
Solomonic.
and Your righteousness to the king’s son.
International Standard Version
God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions.
A Conservative Version
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.
American Standard Version
Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Amplified
And [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to guide all his ways].
Bible in Basic English
Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.
Darby Translation
{For Solomon.} O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Julia Smith Translation
To Solomon. O God, thou wilt give thy judgments to the king, and thy justice to the king's son.
King James 2000
[A Psalm of Solomon.] Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness unto the king's son.
Lexham Expanded Bible
O God, give your judgments to [the] king, and your righteousness to [the] king's son.
Modern King James verseion
A Psalm of Solomon. Give the King Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the King's son.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{Of Solomon} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
NET Bible
For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king's son the ability to make fair decisions!
The Emphasized Bible
O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
Webster
A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.
World English Bible
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
Youngs Literal Translation
By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 72:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
1 God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son. 2 He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:12-13
May the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of the LORD your God.
1 Kings 1:39-4
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, "Long live king Solomon."
1 Chronicles 29:19
and give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision."
2 Chronicles 1:10
Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this your people, that is so great?"
Psalm 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
"Behold, the days come," says the LORD, "that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
John 3:34
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for he does not give the Spirit by measure.
Hebrews 1:8-9
But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.