Thematic Bible
Psalm 72:1 (show verse)
Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
Psalm 72:2 (show verse)
May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
Psalm 72:3 (show verse)
Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
Psalm 72:4 (show verse)
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
Psalm 72:5 (show verse)
May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
Psalm 72:6 (show verse)
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
Psalm 72:7 (show verse)
In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
Psalm 72:8 (show verse)
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
Psalm 72:9 (show verse)
May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust!
Psalm 72:10 (show verse)
May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
Psalm 72:11 (show verse)
May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
Psalm 72:12 (show verse)
For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
Psalm 72:13 (show verse)
He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
Psalm 72:14 (show verse)
From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
Psalm 72:15 (show verse)
Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day!
Psalm 72:16 (show verse)
May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field!
Psalm 72:17 (show verse)
May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!
Psalm 72:18 (show verse)
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
Psalm 72:19 (show verse)
Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!
Psalm 72:20 (show verse)
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
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