Psa 72 | NASB2020 | STEP | A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Your judgments , God , And Your righteousness to the king’s son .

‏ Psalms 72

The Reign of the Righteous King.

A Psalm of Solomon.

1 Give the king ^aYour judgments, God,
And ^bYour righteousness to the king’s son.
2 ^{▼▼Or He will judge}May ^{▼▼Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiah}he ^ejudge Your people with righteousness
And ^{▼▼Or Your humble} ^gYour afflicted with justice.
3 ^{▼▼Or The mountains will bring}May the mountains bring ^{▼▼Or prosperity} ^jpeace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 ^{▼▼Or He will vindicate}May he ^lvindicate the ^{▼▼Or humble}afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.

5 ^{▼▼Or They will fear}May they fear You ^owhile the sun shines,
And ^{▼▼Lit before the moon}as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.
6 ^{▼▼Or He will come down}May he come down ^rlike rain upon the mown grass,
Like ^sshowers that water the earth.
7 ^{▼▼Or The righteous will flourish}May the ^urighteous flourish in his days,
As well as an ^vabundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

8 May he also rule ^wfrom sea to sea,
And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9 ^{▼▼Or The nomads...will bow}May ^ythe nomads of the desert ^zbow before him,
And his enemies ^aalick the dust.
10 ^{▼▼Or The kings...will bring}May the kings of ^acTarshish and of the ^{▼▼Or coastlands} ^aeislands bring gifts;
May the kings of ^afSheba and ^agSeba ^ahoffer tributes.
11 ^{▼▼Or All kings will bow down}And may all ^ajkings bow down before him,
All ^aknations serve him.

12 For he will ^alsave the needy when he cries for help,
The ^{▼▼Or humble}afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have ^ancompassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the ^{▼▼Lit souls}lives of the needy.
14 He will ^{▼▼Lit redeem} ^aqrescue their ^{▼▼Lit soul}life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be ^asprecious in his sight;
15 So may he live, and may the ^atgold of Sheba be given to him;
And ^{▼▼Lit he is to}they are to pray for him continually;
^{▼▼Lit He is to}They are to bless him all day long.

16 May there be abundance of grain on the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of ^awLebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like the ^axvegetation of the earth.
17 May his ^ayname endure forever;
May his name produce descendants ^{▼▼Lit before the sun} ^baas long as the sun shines;
And may people ^bbwish blessings on themselves by him;
^bcMay all nations call him blessed.

18 ^bdBlessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who alone ^beworks wonders.
19 And blessed be His ^bfglorious name forever;
And may the whole ^bgearth be filled with His glory.
^bhAmen and Amen.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. 20

‏ Psalms 72

The Reign of the Righteous King.

A Psalm of Solomon.

BOOK 3