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15 May he live long,
    and may one give him the gold of Sheba;
and pray for him continually;
    and all day long may he be blessed.
16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth
    on the top of the mountains;
may its fruit shake like Lebanon;
    and may those from the city flourish like grass of the earth.
17 May his name endure forever;
    may his name increase as long as the sun.

May men be blessed in him;
    may all nations call him blessed!

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

Then all nations will be blessed through him,[b]
    and they will call him blessed.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city
  2. Psalm 72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)