New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 72:2-7

2 1May 2he 3judgeH1777 Your peopleH5971 with righteousnessH6664 And 4 5Your afflictedH6041 with justiceH4941.3 6Let the mountainsH2022 bringH5375 7 8peaceH7965 to the peopleH5971, And the hillsH1389, in righteousnessH6666.4 9May he 10vindicateH8199 the 11afflictedH6041 of the peopleH5971, SaveH3467 the childrenH1121 of the needyH34 And crushH1792 the oppressorH6231.

5 12Let them fearH3372 You 13whileH5973 the sunH8121 endures, And 14as longH6440 as the moonH3394, throughout allH1755 generationsH1755.6 15May he comeH3381 downH3381 16like rainH4306 upon the mownH1488 grass, Like 17showersH7241 that waterH2222 the earthH776.7In his daysH3117 18may the 19righteousH6662 flourishH6524, And 20abundanceH7230 of peaceH7965 tillH5704 the moonH3394 is noH1097 moreH1097.

Notes

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