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Psalm 72 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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PSALM 72
Glory and Universality of the Messiah’s Reign
A Psalm of Solomon.
1 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
​​And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
2 ​​He will judge Your people with righteousness,
​​And Your poor with justice.
3 ​​The mountains will bring peace to the people,
​​And the little hills, by righteousness.
4 ​​He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
​​He will save the children of the needy,
​​And will break in pieces the oppressor.
​
5 ​​They shall fear You[fn]
​​As long as the sun and moon endure,
​​Throughout all generations.
6 ​​He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
​​Like showers that water the earth.
7 ​​In His days the righteous shall flourish,
​​And abundance of peace,
​​Until the moon is no more.
​
8 ​​He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
​​And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 ​​Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
​​And His enemies will lick the dust.
10 ​​The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
​​Will bring presents;
​​The kings of Sheba and Seba
​​Will offer gifts.
11 ​​Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
​​All nations shall serve Him.
​
12 ​​For He will deliver the needy when he cries,
​​The poor also, and him who has no helper.
13 ​​He will spare the poor and needy,
​​And will save the souls of the needy.
14 ​​He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
​​And precious shall be their blood in His sight.
​
15 ​​And He shall live;
​​And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him;
​​Prayer also will be made for Him continually,
​​And daily He shall be praised.
​
16 ​​There will be an abundance of grain in the earth,
​​On the top of the mountains;
​​Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon;
​​And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
​
17 ​​His name shall endure forever;
​​His name shall continue as long as the sun.
​​And men shall be blessed in Him;
​​All nations shall call Him blessed.
​
18 ​​Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,
​​Who only does wondrous things!
19 ​​And blessed be His glorious name forever!
​​And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.
​​Amen and Amen.
​
20 ​​The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint and Vulgate read They shall continue.
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