14 He shall redeem their souls from deceit and violence, and [a]dear shall their blood be in his sight.

15 Yea, he shall live, and unto him shall they give of the [b]gold of Sheba: they shall also pray for him continually, and daily bless him.

16 An handful of corn shall be sown in the earth, even in the top of the mountains, and the [c]fruit thereof shalt shake like the trees of Lebanon: and the children shall flourish out of the city like the grass of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:14 Though tyrants pass not to shed blood, yet this godly king shall preserve his subjects from all kind of wrong.
  2. Psalm 72:15 God will both prosper his life, and also make the people most willing to obey him.
  3. Psalm 72:16 Under such a king shall be most great plenty, both of fruit and also of the increase of mankind.

14 He will rescue(A) them from oppression and violence,
    for precious(B) is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live!
    May gold from Sheba(C) be given him.
May people ever pray for him
    and bless him all day long.(D)
16 May grain(E) abound throughout the land;
    on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(F) flourish like Lebanon(G)
    and thrive[a] like the grass of the field.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city