Psalms 72

Of Solomon.

1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
5 May he endure[a] as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 May he rule from sea to sea and from the River[b] to the ends of the earth.
9 May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.
11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
16 May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive[c] like the grass of the field.
17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him,[d]and they will call him blessed.
18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Cross References 35

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 1:16; S Psalms 9:8
  • 2. Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 11:4-5; Isaiah 16:5; Isaiah 32:1; Isaiah 59:17; Isaiah 63:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15
  • 3. S Psalms 9:12; Psalms 76:9; Isaiah 49:13
  • 4. ver 13; Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 29:19; Isaiah 32:7
  • 5. S Psalms 27:11
  • 6. 1 Samuel 13:13
  • 7. Psalms 33:11
  • 8. S Deuteronomy 32:2; Hosea 6:3
  • 9. Psalms 92:12; Proverbs 14:11; Isaiah 2:4
  • 10. S Exodus 23:31; S 1 Kings 4:21
  • 11. Zechariah 9:10
  • 12. S Genesis 10:4
  • 13. S Esther 10:1
  • 14. S Genesis 10:7
  • 15. S 1 Kings 9:16; S 2 Chronicles 9:24
  • 16. S Genesis 27:29
  • 17. S Ezra 1:2
  • 18. Isaiah 60:10; Joel 2:18; Luke 10:33
  • 19. Psalms 69:18; Ezekiel 13:23; Ezekiel 34:10
  • 20. 1 Samuel 26:21; Psalms 116:15
  • 21. S Genesis 10:7; Isaiah 60:6
  • 22. S Psalms 35:28
  • 23. S Genesis 27:28; Psalms 4:7
  • 24. Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 27:6; Ezekiel 34:27
  • 25. Psalms 92:12; Psalms 104:16
  • 26. S Numbers 22:4; Isaiah 44:4; Isaiah 58:11; Isaiah 66:14
  • 27. S Exodus 3:15
  • 28. Psalms 89:36
  • 29. S Genesis 12:3; Luke 1:48
  • 30. 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalms 41:13; Psalms 106:48; Luke 1:68
  • 31. S Job 5:9
  • 32. S 2 Samuel 7:26
  • 33. Numbers 14:21; Nehemiah 9:5
  • 34. S Psalms 41:13
  • 35. S Ruth 4:17

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. Septuagint; Hebrew "You will be feared"
  • [b]. That is, the Euphrates
  • [c]. Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text "Lebanon," / "from the city"
  • [d]. Or "will use his name in blessings" (see Gen. 48:20)

Psalms 72 Commentaries

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