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let the poor always be treated fairly.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext1">May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext1">May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever!<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext1">May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext1">May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext2">In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext1">May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext1">The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext1">All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext1">He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext2">For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext1">He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext2">He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="btext1">He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their lives are precious to him.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="btext2">From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Long live the king! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May the people always pray for him and bless him all day long.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="btext1">May there be abundant grain throughout the land, flourishing even on the hilltops. May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon, and may the people thrive like grass in a field.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><span class="btext1">May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><span class="btext2">May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Praise the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><span class="btext1">(This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/72-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><span class="btext2">The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.</span></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="copy" width="50%"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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