Psalm 72:2–15

²Then he will rule your people in the right way.

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

³The mountains and the hills will produce rich crops,

because the people will do what is right.

⁴The king will stand up for those who are hurting.

He will save the children of those who are in need.

He will crush those who beat others down.

⁵He will rule as long as the sun shines

and the moon gives its light.

He will rule for all time to come.

⁶He will be like rain falling on the fields.

He will be like showers watering the earth.

⁷Godly people will do well as long as he rules.

They will have more than they need as long as the moon lasts.

⁸He will rule from ocean to ocean.

His kingdom will reach from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

⁹The desert tribes will bow down to him.

His enemies will lick the dust.

¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and of places far away

will bring him gifts.

The kings of Sheba and Seba

will give him presents.

¹¹All kings will bow down to him.

All nations will serve him.

¹²People who are in need will cry out, and he will save them.

He will save those who are hurting.

They don’t have anyone else who can help them.

¹³He will take pity on those who are weak and in need.

He will save them from death.

¹⁴He will save them from people who beat others down.

He will save them from people who do mean things to them.

Their lives are very special to him.

¹⁵May he live a long time!

May gold from Sheba be given to him.

May people always pray for him.

May they ask the Lord to bless him all day long.