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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 72 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/72.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">A Prayer for the King<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.72.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.1" class="v19_72_1">1</span>Teach the king to judge with your righteousness, O God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_1">share with him your own justice,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.2" class="v19_72_2">2</span>so that he will rule over your people with justice</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_2">and govern the oppressed with righteousness.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.3" class="v19_72_3">3</span>May the land enjoy prosperity;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_3">may it experience righteousness.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.4" class="v19_72_4">4</span>May the king judge the poor fairly;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_4">may he help the needy</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_4">and defeat their oppressors.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.5" class="v19_72_5">5</span>May your people worship you as long as the sun shines,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_5">as long as the moon gives light, for ages to come.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.6" class="v19_72_6">6</span>May the king be like rain on the fields,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_6">like showers falling on the land.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.7" class="v19_72_7">7</span>May righteousness flourish in his lifetime,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_7">and may prosperity last as long as the moon gives light.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.8" class="v19_72_8">8</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.72.8!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> His kingdom will reach from sea to sea,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_8">from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.9" class="v19_72_9">9</span>The peoples of the desert will bow down before him;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_9">his enemies will throw themselves to the ground.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.10" class="v19_72_10">10</span>The kings of Spain and of the islands will offer him gifts;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_10">the kings of Sheba and Seba<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.72.10!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> will bring him offerings.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.11" class="v19_72_11">11</span>All kings will bow down before him;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_11">all nations will serve him.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.12" class="v19_72_12">12</span>He rescues the poor who call to him,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_12">and those who are needy and neglected.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.13" class="v19_72_13">13</span>He has pity on the weak and poor;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_13">he saves the lives of those in need.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.14" class="v19_72_14">14</span>He rescues them from oppression and violence;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_14">their lives are precious to him.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.15" class="v19_72_15">15</span>Long live the king!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_15">May he be given gold from Sheba;<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.72.15!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_15">may prayers be said for him at all times;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_15">may God's blessings be on him always!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.16" class="v19_72_16">16</span>May there be plenty of grain in the land;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_16">may the hills be covered with crops,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_16">as fruitful as those of Lebanon.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_16">May the cities be filled with people,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_16">like fields full of grass.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.17" class="v19_72_17">17</span>May the king's name never be forgotten;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_17">may his fame last as long as the sun.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_17">May all nations ask God to bless them</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_72_17">as he has blessed the king.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.72.17!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.18" class="v19_72_18">18</span>Praise the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, the God of Israel!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_18">He alone does these wonderful things.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.19" class="v19_72_19">19</span>Praise his glorious name forever!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_19">May his glory fill the whole world.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="qc"><span class="v19_72_19">Amen! Amen!</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_72_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.72.20" class="v19_72_20">20</span>This is the end of the prayers of David son of Jesse.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">By Solomon.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">72.10: </char><char style="fk" closed="false">Sheba and Seba: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Sheba was toward the south in Arabia and Seba was on the opposite side of the Red Sea.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">72.15: </char><char style="fk" closed="false">Sheba: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See 72.10.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">72.17: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">as he has blessed the king; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">and may they wish happiness for the king.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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