• Psalm 72

  • 1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
  • 2 May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
  • 3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
  • 4 May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
  • 5 May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
  • 6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
  • 7 In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
  • 8 May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
  • 9 May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
  • 10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.
  • 11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
  • 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
  • 13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
  • 14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
  • 15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
  • 16 May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.
  • 17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.
  • 18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
  • 19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
  • 20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.