Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 72

(1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalm 45:1–17)

1EndowH5414 the kingH4428 with Your justiceH4941, O GodH430,and the sonH1121 of the kingH4428 with Your righteousnessH6666.2May he judgeH1777 Your peopleH5971 with righteousnessH6664and Your afflictedH6041 with justiceH4941.

3May the mountainsH2022 bringH5375 peaceH7965 to the peopleH5971,and the hillsH1389 bring righteousnessH6666.4May he vindicateH8199 the afflictedH6041 among the peopleH5971;may he saveH3467 the childrenH1121 of the needyH34and crushH1792 the oppressorH6231.5May they fear himH3372 1 as long asH5973 the sunH8121 shines,as long asH6440 the moonH3394 remains,through allH1755 generationsH1755.6May he be like rainH4306 that fallsH3381 onH5921 freshly cut grassH1488,like spring showersH7241 that waterH2222 the earthH776.7May the righteousH6662 flourishH6524 in his daysH3117and prosperityH7965 aboundH7230untilH5704 the moonH3394 is no moreH1097.

8May he ruleH7287 from seaH3220 toH5704 seaH3220,and from theH5104 Euphrates2 toH5704 the endsH657 of the earthH776.9May the nomadsH6728 bowH3766 before himH6440,and his enemiesH341 lickH3897 the dustH6083.10May the kingsH4428 of TarshishH8659 and distant shoresH339 bringH7725 tributeH4503;may the kingsH4428 of ShebaH7614 and SebaH5434 offerH7126 giftsH814.11May allH3605 kingsH4428 bow downH7812 to himand allH3605 nationsH1471 serve himH5647.

12ForH3588 he will deliverH5337 the needyH34 who cry outH7768and the afflictedH6041 who have noH369 helperH5826.13He will take pityH2347 onH5921 the poorH1800 and needyH34and saveH3467 the livesH5315 of the oppressedH34.14He will redeemH1350 themH5315 from oppressionH8496 and violenceH2555,for their bloodH1818 is preciousH3365 in his sightH5869.

15Long may he liveH2421!May goldH2091 from ShebaH7614 be givenH5414 him.May people everH8548 prayH6419 for himH1157;may they bless himH1288 allH3605 day longH3117.16May there beH1961 an abundanceH6451 of grainH1250 in the landH776;may it swayH7493 atopH7218 the hillsH2022.May its fruit treesH6529 flourishH6692 like the forests of LebanonH3844,the people of its citiesH5892 like the grassH6212 of the fieldH776.17May his nameH8034 endureH1961 foreverH5769;may his nameH8034 continueH5125 3 asH6440 long as the sunH8121 shines.In him may allH3605 nationsH1471 be blessedH1288;may they call him blessedH833.

18Blessed beH1288 the LORDH3068 GodH430, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478,who aloneH905 doesH6213 marvelous deedsH6381.19And blessedH1288 be His gloriousH3519 nameH8034 foreverH5769;may allH3605 the earthH776 be filledH4390 with His gloryH3519 .

AmenH543 and amenH543.

20Thus concludeH3615 the prayersH8605 of DavidH1732 sonH1121 of JesseH3448.