72:15–17 The psalm becomes a prayer again, and one that people will continue to pray for him. There is a call for blessing on him, so that he may be remembered (a major concern in OT times) and for physical blessing in the fruitfulness of the land (cf. vv. 3, 6),177 even the normally less fruitful hilly areas. In verse 16c the NASB reads, “may those from the city flourish like vegetation of the earth,”178 which, although unusual, probably refers to increasing population. The NIV and NRSV require