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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">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/psalms/72.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="d">A psalm of Solomon.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Give your love of justice to the king, O God,</p><p class="line2">and righteousness to the king’s son.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Help him judge your people in the right way;</p><p class="line2">let the poor always be treated fairly.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>May the mountains yield prosperity for all,</p><p class="line2">and may the hills be fruitful.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Help him to defend the poor,</p><p class="line2">to rescue the children of the needy,</p><p class="line2">and to crush their oppressors.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>May they fear you<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> as long as the sun shines,</p><p class="line2">as long as the moon remains in the sky.</p><p class="line2">Yes, forever!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass,</p><p class="line2">like the showers that water the earth.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>May all the godly flourish during his reign.</p><p class="line2">May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>May he reign from sea to sea,</p><p class="line2">and from the Euphrates River<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> to the ends of the earth.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Desert nomads will bow before him;</p><p class="line2">his enemies will fall before him in the dust.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands</p><p class="line2">will bring him tribute.</p><p class="line1">The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba</p><p class="line2">will bring him gifts.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>All kings will bow before him,</p><p class="line2">and all nations will serve him.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>He will rescue the poor when they cry to him;</p><p class="line2">he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He feels pity for the weak and the needy,</p><p class="line2">and he will rescue them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He will redeem them from oppression and violence,</p><p class="line2">for their lives are precious to him.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Long live the king!</p><p class="line2">May the gold of Sheba be given to him.</p><p class="line1">May the people always pray for him</p><p class="line2">and bless him all day long.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>May there be abundant grain throughout the land,</p><p class="line2">flourishing even on the hilltops.</p><p class="line1">May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon,</p><p class="line2">and may the people thrive like grass in a field.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>May the king’s name endure forever;</p><p class="line2">may it continue as long as the sun shines.</p><p class="line1">May all nations be blessed through him</p><p class="line2">and bring him praise.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Praise the LORD God, the God of Israel,</p><p class="line2">who alone does such wonderful things.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Praise his glorious name forever!</p><p class="line2">Let the whole earth be filled with his glory.</p><p class="line1">Amen and amen!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/72-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>(This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">72:5 </span><span class="ft">Greek version reads </span><span class="it">May they endure.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">72:8 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span 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