Psalm 72:1-7

English Standard Version

Give the King Your Justice

Of ^(A)Solomon.

72 Give the king your ^(B)justice, O God,
    and your righteousness to the royal son!
²May he ^(C)judge your people with righteousness,
    and your poor with justice!
³Let the mountains bear ^(D)prosperity for the people,
    and the hills, in righteousness!
⁴May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the children of the needy,
    and crush the oppressor!

⁵May they fear you^[a] while ^(E)the sun endures,
    and as long as the moon, ^(F)throughout all generations!
⁶May he be like ^(G)rain that falls on ^(H)the mown grass,
    like ^(I)showers that water the earth!
⁷In his days may ^(J)the righteous flourish,
    and ^(K)peace abound, till the moon be no more!

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Footnotes

Psalm 72:5 Septuagint He shall endure

Psalm 72:18-19

English Standard Version

¹⁸^(A)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does ^(B)wondrous things.
¹⁹Blessed be his ^(C)glorious name forever;
may ^(D)the whole earth be filled with his glory!
^(E)Amen and Amen!