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Psalm 72:1–2

Give the king your rjustice, O God,

and your righteousness to the royal son!

May he sjudge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice!

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Psalm 72:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

Endow the king with your justice, O God,

the royal son with your righteousness.

May he judge your people in righteousness,

your afflicted ones with justice.

Psalm 72:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Give the king thy judgments, O God,

And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

He shall judge thy people with righteousness,

And thy poor with judgment.

Psalm 72:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Give your love of justice to the king, O God,

and righteousness to the king’s son.

Help him judge your people in the right way;

let the poor always be treated fairly.

Psalm 72:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Give the king Your judgments, O God,

And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

He will judge Your people with righteousness,

And Your poor with justice.

Psalm 72:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

God, give the king your good judgment

and the king’s son your goodness.

Help him judge your people fairly

and decide what is right for the poor.

Psalm 72:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Give the king thy judgments, O God,

And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

He will judge thy people with righteousness,

And thy poor with justice.

Psalm 72:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.

Psalm 72:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

O God, give the king your justice 

and the king’s sonyour righteousness 

so that he may judge your people with righteousness 

and your oppressed ⸤people⸥ with justice. 

Psalm 72:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

God, give Your justice to the king

and Your righteousness to the king’s son.

He will judge Your people with righteousness

and Your afflicted ones with justice.

Psalm 72:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Give the king your justice, O God,

and your righteousness to a king’s son.

May he judge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice.

Psalm 72:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

O God, give your judgments to the king,

and your righteousness to the king’s son.

May he judge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice.

Psalm 72:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

God, give the king the ability to judge fairly.

He is your royal son. Help him to do what is right.

Then he will rule your people in the right way.

He will be fair to those among your people who are hurting.

Psalm 72:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Give the king Your judgments, O God,

And Your righteousness to the king’s son.

May he judge Your people with righteousness

And Your afflicted with justice.


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