May the mountains bring well-being[a] to the people
and the hills, righteousness.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 72:3 Or peace, also in v. 7

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

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May the righteous[a] flourish in his days
and well-being abound
until the moon is no more.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 72:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer read May righteousness

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

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18 If only you had paid attention to my commands.
Then your peace would have been like a river,(A)
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.(B)

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18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

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