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Psalm 72:1

Psalm 72:1 (NIV)
Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.

Psalm 72:2

Psalm 72:2 (NIV)
May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

Psalm 72:3

Psalm 72:3 (NIV)
May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.

Psalm 72:4

Psalm 72:4 (NIV)
May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.

Psalm 72:5

Psalm 72:5 (NIV)
May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.

Psalm 72:6

Psalm 72:6 (NIV)
May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

Psalm 72:7

Psalm 72:7 (NIV)
In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

Psalm 72:8

Psalm 72:8 (NIV)
May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.

Psalm 72:9

Psalm 72:9 (NIV)
May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.

Psalm 72:10

Psalm 72:10 (NIV)
May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.

Psalm 72:11

Psalm 72:11 (NIV)
May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.

Psalm 72:12

Psalm 72:12 (NIV)
For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.

Psalm 72:13

Psalm 72:13 (NIV)
He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

Psalm 72:14

Psalm 72:14 (NIV)
He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.

Psalm 72:15

Psalm 72:15 (NIV)
Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.

Psalm 72:16

Psalm 72:16 (NIV)
May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.

Psalm 72:17

Psalm 72:17 (NIV)
May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.

Psalm 72:18

Psalm 72:18 (NIV)
Praise be to the lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

Psalm 72:19

Psalm 72:19 (NIV)
Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

Psalm 72:20

Psalm 72:20 (NIV)
This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.