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Psalm 72/A Prayer for the Prosperity of God’s Anointed King

A Prayer for the Prosperity of God’s Anointed King

72 the king, and your righteousness to the king’s son.
2  and your poor with justice.
3 the mountains yield prosperity[fn] for the people, and the hills in righteousness.
4 for the poor of the people, save the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor.
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6  like showers watering the earth.
7 what is right blossom in his days and an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
8  and from the River[fn] to the edges of the land.
9 the desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
10 the islands bring tribute. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts,
11  Let all nations serve him.
12 the needy who is crying for help, and the afflicted who has no helper.
13 the helpless and needy, and the lives of the needy he will save.
14  he will redeem their lives,
and their blood will be precious in his eyes.
15  and may prayers be offered for him continually.
May blessings be invoked for him[fn]
16  even on the top of the mountains.
May his crop[fn] sway like the trees of Lebanon,
and may those from the city blossom like the grass of the earth.
17  May his name increase[fn]
and let them be blessed in him.
Let all nations call him blessed.
18  who alone does wonderful things.
19  and may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.

72:? Or “peace”

72:? This presupposes the reading, suggested by the LXX, that might indicate that two of the Hebrew root letters have been inverted. The Hebrew reads “They will/Let them fear”

72:? Literally “with the sun”

72:? Literally “in the presence of the moon”

72:? Literally “generation of generations”

72:? That is, the Euphrates

72:? Literally “all the day”

72:? Or “May his descendants”

72:? Literally “in the presence of the sun”

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Psalm 72/A Prayer for the Prosperity of God’s Anointed King