Give the King Your Justice
Of (A)Solomon.
72 Give the king your (B)justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he (C)judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear (D)prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you[a] while (E)the sun endures,
and as long as the moon, (F)throughout all generations!
6 May he be like (G)rain that falls on (H)the mown grass,
like (I)showers that water the earth!
7 In his days may (J)the righteous flourish,
and (K)peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from (L)sea to sea,
and from (M)the River[b] to the (N)ends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes (O)bow down before him,
and his enemies (P)lick the dust!
10 May the kings of (Q)Tarshish and of (R)the coastlands
render him (S)tribute;
may the kings of (T)Sheba and (U)Seba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings (V)fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers (W)the needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and (X)precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live;
may (Y)gold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made (Z)for him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16 May there be abundance of corn in the land;
on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people (AA)blossom in the cities
like the (AB)grass of the field!
17 (AC)May his name endure for ever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
(AD)May people be blessed in him,
(AE)all nations call him blessed!
18 (AF)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does (AG)wondrous things.
19 Blessed be his (AH)glorious name for ever;
may (AI)the whole earth be filled with his glory!
(AJ)Amen and Amen!
20 (AK)The prayers of (AL)David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
Footnotes
- Psalm 72:5 Septuagint He shall endure
- Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
Cross references
- Psalm 72:1 : Ps. 127, title
- Psalm 72:1 : [1 Chr. 22:12]
- Psalm 72:2 : Isa. 9:7; 11:2-4; 32:1; See Ps. 122:5
- Psalm 72:3 : [Ps. 85:10; Isa. 32:17; 52:7]
- Psalm 72:5 : ver. 7, 17; Ps. 89:36, 37; Jer. 31:35, 36; [Jer. 33:20, 25]
- Psalm 72:5 : Ps. 89:4; [Luke 1:33]
- Psalm 72:6 : 2 Sam. 23:4; Hos. 6:3
- Psalm 72:6 : Amos 7:1
- Psalm 72:6 : Deut. 32:2; [Ps. 65:10; Job 5:10]
- Psalm 72:7 : See Ps. 92:12
- Psalm 72:7 : Isa. 2:4; [Eph. 2:14]
- Psalm 72:8 : Ex. 23:31; 1 Kgs. 4:21, 24; Zech. 9:10; [Ps. 80:11; 89:25]
- Psalm 72:8 : Ex. 23:31; 1 Kgs. 4:21, 24; Zech. 9:10; [Ps. 80:11; 89:25]
- Psalm 72:8 : See Ps. 2:8
- Psalm 72:9 : Ps. 22:29
- Psalm 72:9 : Isa. 49:23; Mic. 7:17
- Psalm 72:10 : 1 Kgs. 10:22
- Psalm 72:10 : Isa. 42:10, 12; 51:5; 60:9
- Psalm 72:10 : See Ps. 68:29; 1 Sam. 10:27
- Psalm 72:10 : See 1 Kgs. 10:1
- Psalm 72:10 : Gen. 10:7; Isa. 43:3; 45:14
- Psalm 72:11 : Isa. 49:7, 23
- Psalm 72:12 : See Job 29:12-17
- Psalm 72:14 : Ps. 116:15; 2 Kgs. 1:13
- Psalm 72:15 : 1 Kgs. 10:10
- Psalm 72:15 : Deut. 9:20
- Psalm 72:16 : Ps. 92:7
- Psalm 72:16 : Job 5:25
- Psalm 72:17 : Ps. 104:31; [Ps. 89:36]
- Psalm 72:17 : Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4
- Psalm 72:17 : Luke 1:48
- Psalm 72:18 : See Ps. 41:13
- Psalm 72:18 : Ps. 77:14; 86:10; 136:4; Ex. 15:11; See Job 5:9
- Psalm 72:19 : Neh. 9:5
- Psalm 72:19 : Num. 14:21
- Psalm 72:19 : Ps. 41:13
- Psalm 72:20 : Ps. 17, title; 55:1; 86, title
- Psalm 72:20 : 2 Sam. 23:1