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Psalm 72
The Reign of the Righteous King.
A Psalm of Solomon.
1 Give the king aYour judgments, O God,
And bYour righteousness to the king’s son.
2 1May 2he ajudge Your people with righteousness
And 3bYour afflicted with justice.
3 1Let the mountains bring 2apeace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 1May he avindicate the 2afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor.
5 1Let them fear You awhile the sun endures,
And 2as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6 1May he come down alike rain upon the mown grass,
Like bshowers that water the earth.
7 In his days 1may the arighteous flourish,
And babundance of peace till the moon is no more.
8 May he also rule afrom sea to sea
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 1Let athe nomads of the desert bbow before him,
And his enemies click the dust.
10 1Let the kings of aTarshish and of the 2bislands bring presents;
The kings of cSheba and dSeba eoffer 3gifts.
11 1And let all akings bow down before him,
All bnations serve him.
12 For he will adeliver the needy when he cries for help,
The 1afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have acompassion on the poor and needy,
And the 1lives of the needy he will save.
14 He will 1arescue their 2life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be bprecious in his sight;
15 So may he live, and may the agold of Sheba be given to him;
And let 1them pray for him continually;
Let 1them bless him all day long.
16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of aLebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like bvegetation of the earth.
17 May his aname endure forever;
May his name 1increase 2bas long as the sun shines;
And let men cbless themselves by him;
dLet all nations call him blessed.
18 aBlessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who alone bworks wonders.
19 And blessed be His aglorious name forever;
And may the whole bearth be filled with His glory.
cAmen, and Amen.
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1 | Or He will judge |
2 | Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiah |
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3 | Or Your humble |
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1 | Or The mountains will bring |
2 | Or prosperity |
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1 | Or He will vindicate |
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2 | Or humble |
1 | Or They will fear |
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2 | Lit before the moon |
1 | Or He will come down |
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1 | Or the righteous will flourish |
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1 | Or The nomads … will bow |
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1 | Or The kings … will bring |
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2 | Or coastlands |
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3 | Or tribute |
1 | Or All kings will bow down |
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1 | Or humble |
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1 | Lit souls |
1 | Lit redeem |
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2 | Lit soul |
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1 | Lit him |
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1 | Or sprout forth |
2 | Lit before the sun |
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Psalm 24–28
The King of Glory Entering Zion.
A Psalm of David.
1 The aearth is the Lord’s, and 1all it contains,
The bworld, and those who dwell in it.
2 For He has afounded it upon the seas
And established it upon the rivers.
3 Who may aascend into the bhill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy cplace?
4 He who has aclean hands and a bpure heart,
Who has not clifted up his soul 1to falsehood
And has not dsworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive a ablessing from the Lord
And 1brighteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 1This is the generation of those who aseek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob.
2Selah.
7 aLift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, O 1ancient doors,
That the King of bglory may come in!
The Lord astrong and mighty,
The Lord bmighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O gates,
And lift them up, O 1ancient doors,
That the King of aglory may come in!
The Lord of ahosts,
He is the King of glory.
Selah.
Prayer for Protection, Guidance and Pardon.
A Psalm of David.
1 To You, O Lord, I alift up my soul.
2 O my God, in You aI trust,
Do not let me bbe ashamed;
Do not let my cenemies exult over me.
3 Indeed, anone of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
1Those who bdeal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.
4 aMake me know Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
5 Lead me in aYour truth and teach me,
For You are the bGod of my salvation;
For You I cwait all the day.
6 aRemember, O Lord, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been 1bfrom of old.
7 Do not remember the asins of my youth or my transgressions;
bAccording to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For Your cgoodness’ sake, O Lord.
8 aGood and bupright is the Lord;
Therefore He cinstructs sinners in the way.
9 He aleads the 1humble in justice,
And He bteaches the 1humble His way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are alovingkindness and truth
To bthose who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
11 For aYour name’s sake, O Lord,
bPardon my iniquity, for it is great.
12 Who is the man who afears the Lord?
He will binstruct him in the way he should choose.
13 His soul will aabide in 1prosperity,
And his 2descendants will binherit the 3land.
14 The 1asecret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
2And He will bmake them know His covenant.
15 My aeyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will 1bpluck my feet out of the net.
16 aTurn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am blonely and afflicted.
17 1The atroubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me bout of my distresses.
18 aLook upon my affliction and my 1trouble,
And bforgive all my sins.
19 Look upon my enemies, for they aare many,
And they bhate me with violent hatred.
20 aGuard my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me bbe ashamed, for I take refuge in You.
21 Let aintegrity and uprightness preserve me,
For bI wait for You.
22 aRedeem Israel, O God,
Out of all his troubles.
Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.
A Psalm of David.
1 1aVindicate me, O Lord, for I have bwalked in my integrity,
And I have ctrusted in the Lord 2dwithout wavering.
2 aExamine me, O Lord, and try me;
3 For Your alovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have bwalked in Your 1truth.
4 I do not asit with 1deceitful men,
Nor will I go with 2bpretenders.
5 I ahate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked.
6 I shall awash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about bYour altar, O Lord,
7 That I may proclaim with the voice of athanksgiving
And declare all Your 1wonders.
8 O Lord, I alove the habitation of Your house
And the place 1where Your bglory dwells.
9 aDo not 1take my soul away along with sinners,
Nor my life with bmen of bloodshed,
10 In whose hands is a awicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of bbribes.
11 But as for me, I shall awalk in my integrity;
bRedeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 aMy foot stands on a blevel place;
In the ccongregations I shall bless the Lord.
A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my alight and my bsalvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the 1cdefense of my life;
dWhom shall I dread?
2 When evildoers came upon me to adevour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they bstumbled and fell.
3 Though a ahost encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this I 1shall be bconfident.
4 aOne thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may bdwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold cthe 1beauty of the Lord
And to 2dmeditate in His temple.
5 For in the aday of trouble He will bconceal me in His 1tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will chide me;
He will dlift me up on a rock.
6 And now amy head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer in His tent bsacrifices 1with shouts of joy;
I will csing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
7 aHear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and banswer me.
8 When You said, “aSeek My face,” my heart
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1 | Lit its fullness |
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1 | Or in vain |
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1 | I.e. as vindicated |
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1 | Or Such |
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2 | Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude |
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1 | Lit everlasting |
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1 | Lit everlasting |
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1 | Or Let those … be ashamed |
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1 | Or everlasting |
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1 | Or afflicted |
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1 | Lit good |
2 | Lit seed |
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3 | Or earth |
1 | Or counsel or intimacy |
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2 | Or And His covenant, to make them know it |
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1 | Lit bring out |
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1 | Some commentators read Relieve the troubles of my heart |
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1 | Lit toil |
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1 | Lit Judge |
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2 | Lit I do not slide |
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1 | Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man |
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1 | Or faithfulness |
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1 | Or worthless men; lit men of falsehood |
2 | Or dissemblers, hypocrites |
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1 | Or miracles |
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1 | Lit of the tabernacle of Your glory |
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1 | Lit gather |
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1 | Or refuge |
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1 | Lit am confident |
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1 | Lit delightfulness |
2 | Lit inquire |
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1 | Or shelter |
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1 | Lit of shouts |
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