Thematic Bible
Psalm 72:1 (show verse)
O God, give your judgments to [the] king, and your righteousness to [the] king's 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 yield prosperity for the people, and [the] hills in righteousness.
Psalm 72:4 (show verse)
May he provide justice [for the] poor of [the] people, save [the] children of [the] needy, and crush [the] oppressor.
Psalm 72:5 (show verse)
May he live long {while the sun endures} {as long as the moon} {for all generations}.
Psalm 72:6 (show verse)
May he descend like rain on mown grass, like showers watering [the] earth.
Psalm 72:7 (show verse)
May [what is] right blossom in his days and an abundance of peace, until [the] moon is no more.
Psalm 72:8 (show verse)
And may he rule from sea up to sea, and from [the] River to [the] edges of [the] land.
Psalm 72:9 (show verse)
Let [the] desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
Psalm 72:10 (show verse)
Let the kings of Tarshish and [the] islands bring tribute. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts,
Psalm 72:11 (show verse)
and let all kings bow down to him. Let all nations serve him.
Psalm 72:12 (show verse)
Indeed he will deliver [the] needy [who is] crying for help, and [the] afflicted [who] has no helper.
Psalm 72:13 (show verse)
He will take pity on [the] helpless and needy, and [the] lives of [the] needy he will save.
Psalm 72:14 (show verse)
From oppression and from violence he will redeem their lives, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.
Psalm 72:15 (show verse)
So may he live, and may gold from Sheba be given to him, and may prayers be offered for him continually. May blessings be invoked for him {all day long}.
Psalm 72:16 (show verse)
May there be an abundance of grain in the land [even] on [the] top of [the] mountains. May his crop sway like the [trees of] Lebanon, and may [those] from [the] city blossom like the grass of the earth.
Psalm 72:17 (show verse)
May his name endure forever. May his name increase {as long as the sun shines}, and let them be blessed in him. Let all nations call him blessed.
Psalm 72:18 (show verse)
Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, [who] alone does wonderful things.
Psalm 72:19 (show verse)
And blessed be his glorious name forever, and 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 completed.
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