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Psalm 72
New International Version

### Psalm 72

#### Of Solomon.

1 Endow the king with your justice,(A) O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,(B)
your afflicted ones with justice.

3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 May he defend the afflicted(C) among the people
and save the children of the needy;(D)
may he crush the oppressor.(E)
5 May he endure[a](F) as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.(G)
6 May he be like rain(H) falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish(I)
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

8 May he rule from sea to sea
and from the River[b](J) to the ends of the earth.(K)
9 May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish(L) and of distant shores(M)
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(N) and Seba
present him gifts.(O)
11 May all kings bow down(P) to him
and all nations serve(Q) him.

12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity(R) on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue(S) them from oppression and violence,
for precious(T) is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba(U) be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.(V)
16 May grain(W) abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(X) flourish like Lebanon(Y)
and thrive[c] like the grass of the field.(Z)
17 May his name endure forever;(AA)
may it continue as long as the sun.(AB)

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

18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,(AD)
who alone does marvelous deeds.(AE)
19 Praise be to his glorious name(AF) forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.(AG)
Amen and Amen.(AH)

20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.(AI)

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared
2. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
3. Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city
4. Psalm 72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 72:1 : S Dt 1:16; S Ps 9:8
2. Psalm 72:2 : Isa 9:7; 11:4-5; 16:5; 32:1; 59:17; 63:1; Jer 23:5; 33:15
3. Psalm 72:4 : S Ps 9:12; 76:9; Isa 49:13
4. Psalm 72:4 : ver 13; Isa 11:4; 29:19; 32:7
5. Psalm 72:4 : S Ps 27:11
6. Psalm 72:5 : 1Sa 13:13
7. Psalm 72:5 : Ps 33:11
8. Psalm 72:6 : S Dt 32:2
9. Psalm 72:7 : Ps 92:12; Pr 14:11
10. Psalm 72:8 : S Ex 23:31; S 1Ki 4:21
11. Psalm 72:8 : Zec 9:10
12. Psalm 72:10 : S Ge 10:4
13. Psalm 72:10 : S Est 10:1
14. Psalm 72:10 : S Ge 10:7
15. Psalm 72:10 : S 1Ki 9:16; S 2Ch 9:24
16. Psalm 72:11 : S Ge 27:29
17. Psalm 72:11 : S Ezr 1:2
18. Psalm 72:13 : Isa 60:10; Joel 2:18; Lk 10:33
19. Psalm 72:14 : Ps 69:18; Eze 13:23; 34:10
20. Psalm 72:14 : 1Sa 26:21
21. Psalm 72:15 : S Ge 10:7
22. Psalm 72:15 : S Ps 35:28
23. Psalm 72:16 : S Ge 27:28; Ps 4:7
24. Psalm 72:16 : Isa 4:2; 27:6; Eze 34:27
25. Psalm 72:16 : Ps 92:12; 104:16
26. Psalm 72:16 : S Nu 22:4; Isa 44:4; 58:11; 66:14
27. Psalm 72:17 : S Ex 3:15
28. Psalm 72:17 : Ps 89:36
29. Psalm 72:17 : S Ge 12:3; Lk 1:48
30. Psalm 72:18 : 1Ch 29:10; Ps 41:13; 106:48; Lk 1:68
31. Psalm 72:18 : S Job 5:9
32. Psalm 72:19 : S 2Sa 7:26
33. Psalm 72:19 : Nu 14:21
34. Psalm 72:19 : S Ps 41:13
35. Psalm 72:20 : S Ru 4:17

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