Psalm 72

¹God, give your judgments to the king.

Give your righteousness to the king’s son.

²Let him judge your people with righteousness

and your poor ones with justice.

³Let the mountains bring peace to the people;

let the hills bring righteousness.

⁴Let the king bring justice to people who are poor;

let him save the children of those who are needy,

⁵Let the king live as long as the sun,[#72.5 LXX; MT May they fear you .]

as long as the moon,

⁶Let him fall like rain upon fresh-cut grass,

like showers that water the earth.

⁷Let the righteous flourish throughout their lives,

and let peace prosper until the moon is no more.

⁸Let the king rule from sea to sea,

from the river to the ends of the earth.

⁹Let the desert dwellers bow low before him;

let his enemies lick the dust.

¹⁰Let the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute;

let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts.

¹¹Let all the kings bow down before him;

let all the nations serve him.

¹²Let it be so, because he delivers the needy who cry out,

the poor, and those who have no helper.

¹³He has compassion on the weak and the needy;

he saves the lives of those who are in need.

¹⁴He redeems their lives from oppression and violence;

their blood is precious in his eyes.

¹⁵Let the king live long!

Let Sheba’s gold be given to him!

Let him be prayed for always!

Let him be blessed all day long!

¹⁶Let there be abundant grain in the land.

Let it wave on the mountaintops.

Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon.

Let it thrive like grass on the land.

¹⁷Let the king’s name last forever.

Let his name endure as long as the sun.

Let all the nations be blessed through him and call him happy.

¹⁸Bless the LORD God, the God of Israel—

the only one who does wondrous things!

¹⁹Bless God’s glorious name forever;

let his glory fill all the earth!

²⁰The prayers of David, Jesse’s son, are ended.