Ps.72.1

Give the gift of wise rule to the king, O God, the gift of just rule to the crown prince.

Ps.72.1

Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.

Ps.72.1

Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king's Son.

Ps.72.1

Give justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king's son.

Ps.72.2

May he judge your people rightly, be honorable to your meek and lowly.

Ps.72.2

He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

Ps.72.2

He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice.

Ps.72.2

Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly.

Ps.72.3

Let the mountains give exuberant witness; shape the hills with the contours of right living.

Ps.72.3

The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.

Ps.72.3

The mountains will bring peace to the people, And the little hills, by righteousness.

Ps.72.3

May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful, because the king does what is right.

Ps.72.4

Please stand up for the poor, help the children of the needy, come down hard on the cruel tyrants.

Ps.72.4

He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor.

Ps.72.4

He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

Ps.72.4

Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.

Ps.72.5

Outlast the sun, outlive the moon--age after age after age.

Ps.72.5

He will endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.

Ps.72.5

They shall fear You As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations.

Ps.72.5

May he live as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon continues in the skies. Yes, forever!

Ps.72.6

Be rainfall on cut grass, earth-refreshing rain showers.

Ps.72.6

He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

Ps.72.6

He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth.

Ps.72.6

May his reign be as refreshing as the springtime rains--like the showers that water the earth.

Ps.72.7

Let righteousness burst into blossom and peace abound until the moon fades to nothing.

Ps.72.7

In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.

Ps.72.7

In His days the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, Until the moon is no more.

Ps.72.7

May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the end of time.

Ps.72.8

Rule from sea to sea, from the River to the Rim.

Ps.72.8

He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.

Ps.72.8

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.

Ps.72.8

May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

Ps.72.9

Foes will fall on their knees before God, his enemies lick the dust.

Ps.72.9

The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.

Ps.72.9

Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, And His enemies will lick the dust.

Ps.72.9

Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.

Ps.72.10

Kings remote and legendary will pay homage, kings rich and resplendent will turn over their wealth.

Ps.72.10

The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts.

Ps.72.10

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles Will bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba Will offer gifts.

Ps.72.10

The western kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.

Ps.72.11

All kings will fall down and worship, and godless nations sign up to serve him,

Ps.72.11

All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.

Ps.72.11

Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him.

Ps.72.11

All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.

Ps.72.12

Because he rescues the poor at the first sign of need, the destitute who have run out of luck.

Ps.72.12

For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.

Ps.72.12

For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper.

Ps.72.12

He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.

Ps.72.13

He opens a place in his heart for the down--and-out, he restores the wretched of the earth.

Ps.72.13

He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

Ps.72.13

He will spare the poor and needy, And will save the souls of the needy.

Ps.72.13

He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them.

Ps.72.14

He frees them from tyranny and torture--when they bleed, he bleeds; when they die, he dies.

Ps.72.14

He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.

Ps.72.14

He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight.

Ps.72.14

He will save them from oppression and from violence, for their lives are precious to him.

Ps.72.15

And live! Oh, let him live! Deck him out in Sheba gold. Offer prayers unceasing to him, bless him from morning to night.

Ps.72.15

Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.

Ps.72.15

And He shall live; And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him; Prayer also will be made for Him continually, And daily He shall be praised.

Ps.72.15

Long live the king! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May the people always pray for him and bless him all day long.

Ps.72.16

Fields of golden grain in the land, cresting the mountains in wild exuberance, Cornucopias of praise, praises springing from the city like grass from the earth.

Ps.72.16

Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of the field.

Ps.72.16

There will be an abundance of grain in the earth, On the top of the mountains; Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon; And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

Ps.72.16

May there be abundant crops throughout the land, flourishing even on the mountaintops. May the fruit trees flourish as they do in Lebanon, sprouting up like grass in a field.

Ps.72.17

May he never be forgotten, his fame shine on like sunshine. May all godless people enter his circle of blessing and bless the One who blessed them.

Ps.72.17

May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.

Ps.72.17

His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed in Him; All nations shall call Him blessed.

Ps.72.17

May the king's name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.

Ps.72.18

Blessed GOD, Israel's God, the one and only wonder-working God!

Ps.72.18

Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

Ps.72.18

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things!

Ps.72.18

Bless the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.

Ps.72.19

Blessed always his blazing glory! All earth brims with his glory.

Ps.72.19

Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

Ps.72.19

And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.

Ps.72.19

Bless his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!

Ps.72.20

Yes and Yes and Yes. An Asaph psalm

Ps.72.20

This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Ps.72.20

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

Ps.72.20

(This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)