Psa 72, Psa 127, Psa 132 | ESV | STEP | Of Solomon . Give the king your justice , O God , and your righteousness to the royal son !

1 Give the king your ^bjustice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he ^cjudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear ^dprosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you ^{▼▼Septuagint He shall endure} while ^fthe sun endures,
and as long as the moon, ^gthroughout all generations!
6 May he be like ^hrain that falls on ⁱthe mown grass,
like ^jshowers that water the earth!
7 In his days may ^kthe righteous flourish,
and ^lpeace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from ^msea to sea,
and from ⁿthe River ^{▼▼That is, the Euphrates} to the ^pends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes ^qbow down before him,
and his enemies ^rlick the dust!
10 May the kings of ^sTarshish and of ^tthe coastlands
render him ^utribute;
may the kings of ^vSheba and ^wSeba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings ^xfall down before him,
all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers ^ythe needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and ^zprecious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live;
may ^aagold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made ^abfor him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16 May there be abundance of grain in the land;
on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people ^acblossom in the cities
like the ^adgrass of the field!
17 ^aeMay his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
^afMay people be blessed in him,
^agall nations call him blessed!
18 ^ahBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does ^aiwondrous things.
19 Blessed be his ^ajglorious name forever;
may ^akthe whole earth be filled with his glory!

^alAmen and Amen!
20 ^amThe prayers of ^anDavid, the son of Jesse, are ended.

Book Three

Psalms 127

Unless the Lord Builds the House

A Song of ^aoAscents. Of Solomon.

1 Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord ^apwatches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.
2 It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious ^aqtoil;
for he gives to his ^arbeloved ^assleep.
3 Behold, ^atchildren are a heritage from the Lord,
^authe fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of ^ava warrior
are the children ^{▼▼Or sons} of one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies ^axin the gate. ^{▼▼Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate}

Psalms 132

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of ^azAscents.

1 Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,
all ^bathe hardships he endured,
2 how he swore to the Lord
and ^bbvowed to ^bcthe Mighty One of Jacob,
3 “I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4 I will not ^bdgive sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I ^befind a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for ^bfthe Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it in ^bgEphrathah;
we found it in ^bhthe fields of Jaar.
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us ^biworship at his ^bjfootstool!”
8 ^bkArise, O Lord, and go to your ^blresting place,
you and the ark of your ^bmmight.
9 Let your ^bnpriests be ^boclothed with righteousness,
and let your ^bpsaints shout for joy.
10 For the sake of your servant David,
^bqdo not turn away the face of ^bryour anointed one.
11 ^bsThe Lord swore to David a sure oath
^btfrom which he will not turn back:
^bu“One of the sons of your body ^{▼▼Hebrew of your fruit of the womb}
I will set on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall ^bwsit on your throne.”
13 For the Lord has ^bxchosen Zion;
he has ^bydesired it for his dwelling place:
14 “This is my ^bzresting place forever;
here I will ^cadwell, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly ^cbbless her provisions;
I will ^ccsatisfy her poor with bread.
16 Her ^cdpriests I will clothe with salvation,
and her ^cesaints will shout for joy.
17 There I will make ^cfa horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared ^cga lamp for ^chmy anointed.
18 His enemies I will ^ciclothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine.”

Psalms 72

Give the King Your Justice

Of aSolomon.