Psalm 72:1–20

¹Endow the king with your justice,^p O God,

the royal son with your righteousness.

²May he judge your people in righteousness,^q

your afflicted ones with justice.

³May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,

the hills the fruit of righteousness.

⁴May he defend the afflicted^r among the people

and save the children of the needy;^s

may he crush the oppressor.^t

⁵May he endure^au as long as the sun,

as long as the moon, through all generations.^v

⁶May he be like rain^w falling on a mown field,

like showers watering the earth.

⁷In his days may the righteous flourish^x

and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

⁸May he rule from sea to sea

and from the River^by to the ends of the earth.^z

⁹May the desert tribes bow before him

and his enemies lick the dust.

¹⁰May the kings of Tarshish^a and of distant shores^b

bring tribute to him.

May the kings of Sheba^c and Seba

present him gifts.^d

¹¹May all kings bow down^e to him

and all nations serve^f him.

¹²For he will deliver the needy who cry out,

the afflicted who have no one to help.

¹³He will take pity^g on the weak and the needy

and save the needy from death.

¹⁴He will rescue^h them from oppression and violence,

for preciousⁱ is their blood in his sight.

¹⁵Long may he live!

May gold from Sheba^j be given him.

May people ever pray for him

and bless him all day long.^k

¹⁶May grain^l abound throughout the land;

on the tops of the hills may it sway.

May the crops^m flourish like Lebanonⁿ

and thrive^c like the grass of the field.^o

¹⁷May his name endure forever;^p

may it continue as long as the sun.^q

Then all nations will be blessed through him,^d

and they will call him blessed.^r

¹⁸Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,^s

who alone does marvelous deeds.^t

¹⁹Praise be to his glorious name^u forever;

may the whole earth be filled with his glory.^v

Amen and Amen.^w

²⁰This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.^x