Psalm 72:1–11

Give the king your justice, O God,

and your righteousness to the royal son!

May he judge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice!

Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,

and the hills, in righteousness!

May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,

give deliverance to the children of the needy,

and crush the oppressor!

May they fear you while the sun endures,

and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!

May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,

like showers that water the earth!

In his days may the righteous flourish,

and peace abound, till the moon be no more!

May he have dominion from sea to sea,

and from the River to the ends of the earth!

May desert tribes bow down before him,

and his enemies lick the dust!

May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands

render him tribute;

may the kings of Sheba and Seba

bring gifts!

May all kings fall down before him,

all nations serve him!

Endow the king with your justice, O God,

the royal son with your righteousness.

May he judge your people in righteousness,

your afflicted ones with justice.

May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,

the hills the fruit of righteousness.

May he defend the afflicted among the people

and save the children of the needy;

may he crush the oppressor.

May he endure as long as the sun,

as long as the moon, through all generations.

May he be like rain falling on a mown field,

like showers watering the earth.

In his days may the righteous flourish

and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

May he rule from sea to sea

and from the River to the ends of the earth.

May the desert tribes bow before him

and his enemies lick the dust.

May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores

bring tribute to him.

May the kings of Sheba and Seba

present him gifts.

May all kings bow down to him

and all nations serve him.

God, give your justice to the king

and your righteousness to the king’s son.

He will judge your people with righteousness

and your afflicted ones with justice.

May the mountains bring well-being to the people

and the hills, righteousness.

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,

help the poor,

and crush the oppressor.

May they fear you while the sun endures

and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

May the king be like rain that falls on the cut grass,

like spring showers that water the earth.

May the righteous flourish in his days

and well-being abound

until the moon is no more.

May he rule from sea to sea

and from the Euphrates

to the ends of the earth.

May desert tribes kneel before him

and his enemies lick the dust.

May the kings of Tarshish

and the coasts and islands bring tribute,

the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Let all kings bow in homage to him,

all nations serve him.

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

and righteousness to the king’s son.

Help him judge your people in the right way;

let the poor always be treated fairly.

May the mountains yield prosperity for all,

and may the hills be fruitful.

Help him to defend the poor,

to rescue the children of the needy,

and to crush their oppressors.

May they fear you as long as the sun shines,

as long as the moon remains in the sky.

Yes, forever!

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

like the showers that water the earth.

May all the godly flourish during his reign.

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

May he reign from sea to sea,

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

Desert nomads will bow before him;

his enemies will fall before him in the dust.

The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands

will bring him tribute.

The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba

will bring him gifts.

All kings will bow before him,

and all nations will serve him.

O God, give your judgments to the king,

and your righteousness to the king’s son.

May he judge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice.

Let the mountains yield prosperity for the people,

and the hills in righteousness.

May he provide justice for the poor of the people,

save the children of the needy,

and crush the oppressor.

May he live long while the sun endures

as long as the moon for all generations.

May he descend like rain on mown grass,

like showers watering the earth.

May what is right blossom in his days

and an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

And may he rule from sea up to sea,

and from the River to the edges of the land.

Let the desert dwellers bow down before him,

and his enemies lick the dust.

Let the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute.

Let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts,

and let all kings bow down to him.

Let all nations serve him.

Give the king thy judgments, O God,

And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

He shall judge thy people with righteousness,

And thy poor with judgment.

The mountains shall bring peace to the people,

And the little hills, by righteousness.

He shall judge the poor of the people,

He shall save the children of the needy,

And shall break in pieces the oppressor.

They shall fear thee as long as the sun

And moon endure, throughout all generations.

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass:

As showers that water the earth.

In his days shall the righteous flourish;

And abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,

And from the river unto the ends of the earth.

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;

And his enemies shall lick the dust.

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents:

The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Yea, all kings shall fall down before him:

All nations shall serve him.