New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 72:1-8

1Giveתֵּ֑ןTenH5414the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428Your judgmentsמִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָMish.pa.tei.khaH4941,O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430, AndYour righteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666to the king’sמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.

2May hejudgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971with righteousnessבְצֶ֑דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664AndYour afflictedוַעֲנִיֶּ֥יךָva.'a.ni.Yei.khaH6041with justiceבְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ve.mish.PatH4941.

3Let the mountainsהָרִ֓יםha.RimH2022bringיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375peaceשָׁ֘ל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965to the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,And the hillsוּ֝גְבָע֗וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389,in righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

4May hevindicateיִשְׁפֹּ֤ט׀yish.PotH8199theafflictedעֲֽנִיֵּי־'ani.yei-H6041of the peopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971,Saveי֭וֹשִׁיעַYo.o.shi.a'H3467the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34And crushוִֽידַכֵּ֣אvi.da.Ke'H1792the oppressorעוֹשֵֽׁק׃o.ShekH6231.

5Let them fearיִֽירָא֥וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372Youwhileעִם־'im-H5973the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121endures, Andas longוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440as the moonיָ֝רֵ֗חַya.Re.achH3394,throughout allדּ֣וֹרDorH1755generationsדּוֹרִֽים׃do.RimH1755.

6May he comeיֵ֭רֵדYe.redH3381downH3381like rainכְּמָטָ֣רke.ma.TarH4306upon the mownגֵּ֑זGezH1488grass, Likeshowersכִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗יםkir.vi.VimH7241that waterזַרְזִ֥יףzar.ZifH2222the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

7In his daysבְּיָמָ֥יוbe.ya.MavH3117may therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662flourishיִֽפְרַח־yif.rach-H6524, Andabundanceוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of peaceשָׁ֝ל֗וֹםSha.LomH7965tillעַד־'ad-H5704the moonיָרֵֽחַ׃ya.Re.achH3394is noH1097moreH1097.

8May he also ruleוְ֭יֵרְדְּVe.ye.redH7287from seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220to seaיָ֑םYamH3220And from the Riverוּ֝מִנָּהָ֗רu.mi.na.HarH5104to the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

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