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Psalm 72 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The Reign of the Righteous King.

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A Psalm of Solomon.

Give the king [knowledge of] Your judgments, O God,

And [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to guide all his ways].

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May he judge Your people with righteousness,

And Your afflicted with justice.

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The mountains will bring peace and prosperity to the people,

And the hills, in [the establishment of] righteousness.

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May he bring justice to the poor among the people,

Save the children of the needy

And crush the oppressor,

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Let them fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and worship You with obedience] while the sun endures,

And as long as the moon [reflects light], throughout all generations.

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May he come down like rain on the mown grass,

Like showers that water the earth.

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In his days may the righteous flourish,

And peace abound until the moon is no more.

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May he also rule from sea to sea

And from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth.

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The nomads of the desert will bow before him,

And his enemies will [fn]lick the dust.

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The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings;

The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.

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Yes, all kings will bow down before him,

All nations will serve him.

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For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,

The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

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He will have compassion on the poor and needy,

And he will save the lives of the needy.

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He will redeem their life from oppression and fraud and violence,

And their blood will be precious in His sight.

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So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;

And let them pray for him continually;

Let them bless and praise him all day long.

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There will be an abundance of grain in the soil on the top of the [fn]mountains;

Its fruit will wave like [the cedars of] Lebanon,

And those of the city will flourish like grass of the earth.

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May his name endure forever;

May his name continue as long as the sun;

And let men bless themselves by him;

Let all nations call him blessed.

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Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,

Who alone does wonderful things.

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Blessed be His glorious name forever;

And may the whole earth be filled with His glory.

Amen and Amen.

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The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.

See the AMP Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
AMP Footnotes
I.e. lay themselves face down in submission.
I.e. the most barren part of the land.
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