Psalm 72:1–11

¹Give your love of justice to the king, O God,

and righteousness to the king’s son.

²Help him judge your people in the right way;

let the poor always be treated fairly.

³May the mountains yield prosperity for all,

and may the hills be fruitful.

⁴Help him to defend the poor,

to rescue the children of the needy,

and to crush their oppressors.

⁵May they fear you as long as the sun shines,

as long as the moon remains in the sky.

Yes, forever!

⁶May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass,

like the showers that water the earth.

⁷May all the godly flourish during his reign.

May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.

⁸May he reign from sea to sea,

and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

⁹Desert nomads will bow before him;

his enemies will fall before him in the dust.

¹⁰The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands

will bring him tribute.

The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba

will bring him gifts.

¹¹All kings will bow before him,

and all nations will serve him.