Psa 72 | NASB1995 | STEP | A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Your judgments , O 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, O 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}Let 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}Let them fear You ^owhile the sun endures,
And ^{▼▼ Lit before the moon}as long as the moon, 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 In his days ^{▼▼ Or the righteous will flourish}may the ^urighteous flourish,
And ^vabundance of peace till the moon is no more.

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

12 For he will ^amdeliver the needy when he cries for help,
The ^{▼▼ Or humble}afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have ^aocompassion on the poor and needy,
And the ^{▼▼ Lit souls}lives of the needy he will save.
14 He will ^{▼▼ Lit redeem
,} ^arrescue their ^{▼▼ Lit soul}life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be ^atprecious in his sight;
15 So may he live, and may the ^augold of Sheba be given to him;
And let ^{▼▼ Lit him}them pray for him continually;
Let ^{▼▼ Lit him}them bless him all day long.

16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of ^axLebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like ^ayvegetation of the earth.
17 May his ^azname endure forever;
May his name ^{▼▼ Or sprout forth}increase ^{▼▼ Lit before the sun
,} ^bcas long as the sun shines;
And let men ^bdbless themselves by him;
^beLet all nations call him blessed.

18 ^bfBlessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who alone ^bgworks wonders.
19 And blessed be His ^bhglorious name forever;
And may the whole ^biearth be filled with His glory.
^bjAmen, and Amen.

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