Psalms 72 / 150
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(Give the King Your Justice)Of Solomon.
Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
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May he judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
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Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
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May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
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May they fear you while the sun endures,
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
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May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
like showers that water the earth!
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In his days may the righteous flourish,
and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
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May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth!
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May desert tribes bow down before him,
and his enemies lick the dust!
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May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands
render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts!
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May all kings fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
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For he delivers the needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
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He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
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From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and precious is their blood in his sight.
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Long may he live;
may gold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made for him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
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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 blossom in the cities
like the grass of the field!
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May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
May people be blessed in him,
all nations call him blessed!
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does wondrous things.
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Blessed be his glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory!
Amen and Amen!
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The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.