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id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/71.htm" title="Psalm 71">◄</a> Psalm 72 <a href="../psalms/73.htm" title="Psalm 73">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/psalms/72.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmheading">Solomonic</p><p class="heading">A Prayer for the King</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>God, endow the king with ability to render<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="72:1 The Heb. lacks to render">a</a></span> your justice,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the king’s son to render your right decisions.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>May he rule your people with right decisions</p> <p class="poetry2">and your oppressed ones with justice.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>May the mountains bring prosperity to the people</p> <p class="poetry2">and the hills bring righteousness.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>May he defend the afflicted of the people</p> <p class="poetry2">and deliver the children of the poor,</p> <p class="poetry2">but crush the oppressor.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="72:5 The Heb. lacks shine">b</a></span> —</p> <p class="poetry2">from generation to generation.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass,</p> <p class="poetry2">like showers sprinkling on the ground.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The righteous will flourish at the proper time</p> <p class="poetry2">and peace will prevail until the moon is no more.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>May he rule from sea to sea,</p> <p class="poetry2">from the Euphrates River<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="72:8 The Heb. lacks Euphrates">c</a></span> to the ends of the earth.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>May the nomads bow down before him,</p> <p class="poetry2">and his enemies lick the dust.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring gifts,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tribute.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>May all kings bow down to him,</p> <p class="poetry2">and all nations serve him.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For he will deliver the needy when they cry out for help,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the poor when there is no deliverer.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He will have compassion on the poor and the needy,</p> <p class="poetry2">and he will save the lives of the needy.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He will redeem them<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="72:14 Lit. redeem their souls">d</a></span> from oppression and violence,</p> <p class="poetry2">since their lives are<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="72:14 Lit. their blood is">e</a></span> precious in his sight.</p> <p class="heading">Prayer for the King</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>May he live long and be given gold from Sheba,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may prayer be offered for him continuously,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may he be blessed every day.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>May grain be abundant in the land</p> <p class="poetry2">all the way<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="72:16 The Heb. lacks all the way">f</a></span> to the mountain tops;</p> <p class="poetry2">may its fruits flourish</p> <p class="poetry2">like the forests of Lebanon,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may the cities sprout</p> <p class="poetry2">like the grass of the earth.</p> <p class="heading">Praising the God of Israel</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>May his fame<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="72:17 Lit. name">g</a></span> be eternal—</p> <p class="poetry2">as long as the sun—</p> <p class="poetry2">may his name endure,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may they be blessed through him,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may all nations call him blessed.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,</p> <p class="poetry2">who alone does awesome deeds.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And blessed be his glorious name forever,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may the whole earth be filled with his glory.</p> <p class="poetry2">Amen and 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