Psalms Chapter 72 (NIV)
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Psalm 72Of Solomon.Endow the king with your justice, O God,the royal son with your righteousness.
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He will judge your people in righteousness,your afflicted ones with justice.
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The mountains will bring prosperity to the people,the hills the fruit of righteousness.
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He will defend the afflicted among the peopleand save the children of the needy;he will crush the oppressor.
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He will endure as long as the sun,as long as the moon, through all generations.
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He will be like rain falling on a mown field,like showers watering the earth.
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In his days the righteous will flourish;prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.
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He will rule from sea to seaand from the River to the ends of the earth.
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The desert tribes will bow before himand his enemies will lick the dust.
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The kings of Tarshish and of distant shoreswill bring tribute to him;the kings of Sheba and Sebawill present him gifts.
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All kings will bow down to himand all nations will serve him.
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For he will deliver the needy who cry out,the afflicted who have no one to help.
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He will take pity on the weak and the needyand save the needy from death.
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He will rescue them from oppression and violence,for precious is their blood in his sight.
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Long may he live!May gold from Sheba be given him.May people ever pray for himand bless him all day long.
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Let grain abound throughout the land;on the tops of the hills may it sway.Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon;let it thrive like the grass of the field.
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May his name endure forever;may it continue as long as the sun.All nations will be blessed through him,and they will call him blessed.
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Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,who alone does marvelous deeds.
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Praise be to his glorious name forever;may the whole earth be filled with his glory.Amen and Amen.
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This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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