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Psalm 72 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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The Reign of the Righteous King.

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A Psalm of Solomon.

Give H5414 the king H4428 Your judgments H4941, God H430,

And Your righteousness H6666 to the king’s H4428 son H1121.

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[fn]May [fn]he judge H1777 Your people H5971 with righteousness H6664

And [fn]Your afflicted H6041 with justice H4941.

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[fn]May the mountains H2022 bring H5375 [fn]peace H7965 to the people H5971,

And the hills H1389, in righteousness H6666.

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[fn]May he vindicate H8199 the [fn]afflicted H6041 of the people H5971,

Save H3467 the children H1121 of the needy H34,

And crush H1792 the oppressor H6231.

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[fn]May they fear H3372 You while H5973 the sun H8121 shines,

And [fn]as long H6440 as the moon H3394 shines, throughout all H1755 generations H1755.

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[fn]May he come H3381 down H3381 like rain H4306 upon the mown H1488 grass,

Like showers H7241 that water H2222 the earth H776.

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[fn]May the righteous H6662 flourish H6524 in his days H3117,

As well as an abundance H7230 of peace H7965, until H5704 the moon H3394 is no H1097 more H1097.

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May he also rule H7287 from sea H3220 to sea H3220,

And from the Euphrates River H5104 to the ends H657 of the earth H776.

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[fn]May the nomads H6728 of H6728 the H6728 desert H6728 bow H3766 before H6440 him,

And his enemies H340 lick H3897 the dust H6083.

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[fn]May the kings H4428 of Tarshish H8659 and of the [fn]islands H339 bring H7725 gifts H7725;

May the kings H4428 of Sheba H7614 and Seba H5434 offer H7126 tributes H814.

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[fn]And may all H3605 kings H4428 bow H2331 down H2331 before him,

All H3605 nations H1471 serve H5647 him.

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For he will save H5337 the needy H34 when he cries H7768 for H7768 help H7768,

The [fn]afflicted H6041 also, and him who has H369 no H369 helper H5826.

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He will have H2347 compassion H2347 on the poor H1800 and needy H34,

And he will save H3467 the [fn]lives H5315 of the needy H34.

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He will [fn]rescue H1350 their [fn]life H5315 from oppression H8496 and violence H2555,

And their blood H1818 will be H3365 precious H3365 in his sight H5869;

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So may he live H2421, and may the gold H2091 of Sheba H7614 be given H5414 to him;

And [fn]they are to pray H6419 for him continually H8548;

[fn]They are to bless H1288 him all H3605 day H3117 long.

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May there be abundance H6451 of grain H1250 on the earth H776 on top H7218 of the mountains H2022;

Its fruit H6529 will wave H7493 like the cedars of Lebanon H3844;

And may those from the city H5892 flourish H6692 like the vegetation H6212 of the earth H776.

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May his name H8034 endure H1961 forever H5769;

May his name H8034 produce H5125 descendants H5125 [fn]as long H6440 as the sun H8121 shines;

And may people wish H1288 blessings H1288 on themselves by him;

May all H3605 nations H1471 call H833 him blessed H833.

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Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 God H430, the God H430 of Israel H3478,

Who alone H905 works H6213 wonders H6381.

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And blessed H1288 be His glorious H3519 name H8034 forever H5769;

And may the whole H3605 earth H776 be filled H4390 with His glory H3519.

Amen H543 and Amen H543.

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The prayers H8605 of David H1732 the son H1121 of Jesse H3448 are ended H3615.

NASB20 Footnotes
Or He will judge
Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiah
Or Your humble
Or The mountains will bring
Or prosperity
Or He will vindicate
Or humble
Or They will fear
Lit before the moon
Or He will come down
Or The righteous will flourish
Or The nomads...will bow
Or The kings...will bring
Or coastlands
Or All kings will bow down
Or humble
Lit souls
Lit redeem
Lit soul
Lit he is to
Lit He is to
Lit before the sun
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