Psa 72:2-7, 12-14 | ESV | STEP | May he judge your people with righteousness , and your poor with justice !

Psalms 72:2-7

2 May he ^ajudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear ^bprosperity 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 ^dthe sun endures,
and as long as the moon, ^ethroughout all generations!
6 May he be like ^frain that falls on ^gthe mown grass,
like ^hshowers that water the earth!
7 In his days may ⁱthe righteous flourish,
and ^jpeace abound, till the moon be no more!

Psalms 72:12-14

12 For he delivers ^kthe 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 ^lprecious is their blood in his sight.