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Chapter 72
Psal LEB 72:1  O God, give your judgments to the king, and your righteousness to the king’s son.
Psal LEB 72:2  May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
Psal LEB 72:3  Let the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills in righteousness.
Psal LEB 72:4  May he provide justice for the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
Psal LEB 72:5  May he live long ⌞while the sun endures⌟ ⌞as long as the moon⌟ ⌞for all generations⌟.
Psal LEB 72:6  May he descend like rain on mown grass, like showers watering the earth.
Psal LEB 72:7  May what is right blossom in his days and an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
Psal LEB 72:8  And may he rule from sea up to sea, and from the River to the edges of the land.
Psal LEB 72:9  Let the desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
Psal LEB 72:10  Let the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts,
Psal LEB 72:11  and let all kings bow down to him. Let all nations serve him.
Psal LEB 72:12  Indeed he will deliver the needy who is crying for help, and the afflicted who has no helper.
Psal LEB 72:13  He will take pity on the helpless and needy, and the lives of the needy he will save.
Psal LEB 72:14  From oppression and from violence he will redeem their lives, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.
Psal LEB 72:15  So may he live, and may gold from Sheba be given to him, and may prayers be offered for him continually. May blessings be invoked for him ⌞all day long⌟.
Psal LEB 72:16  May there be an abundance of grain in the land even on the top of the mountains. May his crop sway like the trees of Lebanon, and may those from the city blossom like the grass of the earth.
Psal LEB 72:17  May his name endure forever. May his name increase ⌞as long as the sun shines⌟, and let them be blessed in him. Let all nations call him blessed.
Psal LEB 72:18  Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful things.
Psal LEB 72:19  And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
Psal LEB 72:20  The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.