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Psalm 72:2–15

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21May 2he ajudge Your people with righteousness

And 3bYour afflicted with justice.

31Let the mountains bring 2apeace to the people,

And the hills, in righteousness.

41May he avindicate the 2afflicted of the people,

Save the children of the needy

And crush the oppressor.

51Let them fear You awhile the sun endures,

And 2as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

61May he come down alike rain upon the mown grass,

Like bshowers that water the earth.

7In his days 1may the arighteous flourish,

And babundance of peace till the moon is no more.

8May he also rule afrom sea to sea

And from the River to the ends of the earth.

91Let athe nomads of the desert bbow before him,

And his enemies click the dust.

101Let the kings of aTarshish and of the 2bislands bring presents;

The kings of cSheba and dSeba eoffer 3gifts.

111And let all akings bow down before him,

All bnations serve him.

12For he will adeliver the needy when he cries for help,

The 1afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

13He will have acompassion on the poor and needy,

And the 1lives of the needy he will save.

14He will 1arescue their 2life from oppression and violence,

And their blood will be bprecious in his sight;

15So may he live, and may the agold of Sheba be given to him;

And let 1them pray for him continually;

Let them bless him all day long.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or He will judge
  2. 2Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiah
  3. 3Or Your humble
  4. 1Or The mountains will bring
  5. 2Or prosperity
  6. 1Or He will vindicate
  7. 2Or humble
  8. 1Or They will fear
  9. 2Lit before the moon
  10. 1Or He will come down
  11. 1Or the righteous will flourish
  12. 1Or The nomads … will bow
  13. 1Or The kings … will bring
  14. 2Or coastlands
  15. 3Or tribute
  16. 1Or All kings will bow down
  17. 1Or humble
  18. 1Lit souls
  19. 1Lit redeem
  20. 2Lit soul
  21. 1Lit him

Cross references

  1. aIs 9:7; 11:2–5; 32:1
  2. bPs 82:3
  3. aIs 2:4; 9:5, 6; Mic 4:3, 4; Zech 9:10
  4. aIs 11:4
  5. aPs 72:17; 89:36, 37
  6. aDeut 32:2; 2 Sam 23:4; Hos 6:3
  7. bPs 65:10
  8. aPs 92:12
  9. bIs 2:4
  10. aEx 23:31; Zech 9:10
  11. aPs 74:14; Is 23:13
  12. bPs 22:29
  13. cIs 49:23; Mic 7:17
  14. a2 Chr 9:21; Ps 48:7
  15. bPs 97:1; Is 42:4, 10; Zeph 2:11
  16. c1 Kin 10:1; Job 6:19; Is 60:6
  17. dGen 10:7; Is 43:3
  18. ePs 45:12; 68:29
  19. aPs 138:4; Is 49:23
  20. bPs 86:9
  21. aJob 29:12; Ps 72:4
  22. aProv 19:17; 28:8
  23. aPs 69:18
  24. b1 Sam 26:21; Ps 116:15
  25. aIs 60:6