Psalms 72:1-14
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 72
1Give the king Your judgments, God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son. 2 May he judge Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice. 3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. 4 May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor. 5 May they fear You while the sun shines, And as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations. 6 May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth. 7 May the righteous flourish in his days, As well as an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more. 8May he also rule from sea to sea, And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. 9 May the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust. 10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the islands bring gifts; May the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tributes. 11 And may all kings bow down before him, All nations serve him. 12For he will save the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who has no helper. 13He will have compassion on the poor and needy, And he will save the lives of the needy. 14He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 72
1Of Solomon. God, give your justice to the king and your righteousness to the king’s son. 2He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice. 3May the mountains bring well-being to the people and the hills, righteousness.
4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people, help the poor, and crush the oppressor.
5May they fear you while the sun endures and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6May the king be like rain that falls on the cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
7May the righteous flourish in his days and well-being abound until the moon is no more.
8May he rule from sea to sea and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
9May desert tribes kneel before him and his enemies lick the dust.
10May the kings of Tarshish and the coasts and islands bring tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
New Living Translation
Chapter 72
1Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son. 2Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly. 3May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful. 4Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors. 5May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever!
6May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth.
7May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.
8May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.
10The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.
11All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.
English Standard Version
Chapter 72
1 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! 2May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! 3Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! 4May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor! 5May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! 6May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth! 7In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! 8May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! 9May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! 10May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts! 11May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him! 12For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. 13He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. 14From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.New International Version
Chapter 72
1Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
2May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
5May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
6May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
7In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.
New King James Version
