New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 72:1-7

1GiveH5414 the kingH4428 1Your judgmentsH4941, O GodH430, And 2Your righteousnessH6666 to the king’sH4428 sonH1121.2 3May 4he 5judgeH1777 Your peopleH5971 with righteousnessH6664 And 6 7Your afflictedH6041 with justiceH4941.3 8Let the mountainsH2022 bringH5375 9 10peaceH7965 to the peopleH5971, And the hillsH1389, in righteousnessH6666.4 11May he 12vindicateH8199 the 13afflictedH6041 of the peopleH5971, SaveH3467 the childrenH1121 of the needyH34 And crushH1792 the oppressorH6231.

5 14Let them fearH3372 You 15whileH5973 the sunH8121 endures, And 16as longH6440 as the moonH3394, throughout allH1755 generationsH1755.6 17May he comeH3381 downH3381 18like rainH4306 upon the mownH1488 grass, Like 19showersH7241 that waterH2222 the earthH776.7In his daysH3117 20may the 21righteousH6662 flourishH6524, And 22abundanceH7230 of peaceH7965 tillH5704 the moonH3394 is noH1097 moreH1097.

Notes

1. Psalms 72:1 1 Kin 3:9; 1 Chr 22:13 ↩
2. Psalms 72:1 Ps 24:5 ↩
3. Psalms 72:2 Or He will judge ↩
4. Psalms 72:2 Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiah ↩
5. Psalms 72:2 Is 9:7; 11:2-5; 32:1 ↩
6. Psalms 72:2 Or Your humble ↩
7. Psalms 72:2 Ps 82:3 ↩
8. Psalms 72:3 Or The mountains will bring ↩
9. Psalms 72:3 Or prosperity ↩
10. Psalms 72:3 Is 2:4; 9:5, 6; Mic 4:3, 4; Zech 9:10 ↩
11. Psalms 72:4 Or He will vindicate ↩
12. Psalms 72:4 Is 11:4 ↩
13. Psalms 72:4 Or humble ↩
14. Psalms 72:5 Or They will fear ↩
15. Psalms 72:5 Ps 72:17; 89:36, 37 ↩
16. Psalms 72:5 Lit before the moon ↩
17. Psalms 72:6 Or He will come down ↩
18. Psalms 72:6 Deut 32:2; 2 Sam 23:4; Hos 6:3 ↩
19. Psalms 72:6 Ps 65:10 ↩
20. Psalms 72:7 Or the righteous will flourish ↩
21. Psalms 72:7 Ps 92:12 ↩
22. Psalms 72:7 Is 2:4 ↩