Psalm 72:1–3
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1O God, give the king your justice
and the king’s sonayour righteousness
2so that he may judge your people with righteousness
and your oppressed ⸤people⸥ with justice.
3May the mountains bring peace to the people
and the hills bring righteousness.
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Copyright 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
May he judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
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.
May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
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.
May the mountains bring well-being to the people
and the hills, righteousness.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
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.
May the mountains yield prosperity for all,
and may the hills be fruitful.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
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.
Let the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
and the hills in righteousness.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
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