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Psalm 72 ¹ Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.

² May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

³ May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.

⁴ May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.

⁵ May he endure Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.

⁶ May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

⁷ In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

⁸ May he rule from sea to sea and from the River That is, the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

⁹ May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.

¹⁰ May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.

¹¹ May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.

¹² For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.

¹³ He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

¹⁴ He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.

¹⁵ Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.

¹⁶ May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city like the grass of the field.

¹⁷ May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20) and they will call him blessed.

¹⁸ Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

¹⁹ Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. ²⁰ This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.