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Passage Lookup: Psalms 72
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20 verses
New International Version (1984 Edition)
Psalms 72:1
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Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
Psalms 72:2
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He will (F132) judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
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Psalms 72:3
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The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
Psalms 72:4
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He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor.
Psalms 72:5
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He will endure (F133) as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
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Psalms 72:6
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He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
Psalms 72:7
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In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.
Psalms 72:8
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He will rule from sea to sea and from the River (F134) to the ends of the earth.
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Psalms 72:9
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The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.
Psalms 72:10
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The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts.
Psalms 72:11
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All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.
Psalms 72:12
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For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
Psalms 72:13
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He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
Psalms 72:14
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He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
Psalms 72:15
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Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
Psalms 72:16
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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.
Psalms 72:17
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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.
Psalms 72:18
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Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Psalms 72:19
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Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
Psalms 72:20
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This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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