Psalm 72:1–11

1  Give the king your rjustice, O God,

and your righteousness to the royal son!

2  May he sjudge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice!

3  Let the mountains bear tprosperity 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 you1 while uthe sun endures,

and as long as the moon, vthroughout all generations!

6  May he be like wrain that falls on xthe mown grass,

like yshowers that water the earth!

7  In his days may zthe righteous flourish,

and apeace abound, till the moon be no more!

8  May he have dominion from bsea to sea,

and from bthe River2 to the cends of the earth!

9  May desert tribes dbow down before him,

and his enemies elick the dust!

10  May the kings of fTarshish and of gthe coastlands

render him htribute;

may the kings of iSheba and jSeba

bring gifts!

11  May all kings kfall down before him,

all nations serve him!