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Psalm 72

Psalm

72 Yahweh, I have come to you to be safe;

never allow me to become ashamed.

2 Because you always do what is right, help me and rescue me;

listen to me, and save me!

3 Be like a huge rock on top of which I can be safe;

be like a strong fortress in which I am safe.

You have commanded your angels to rescue me.

4 God, rescue me from wicked people,

from the power of unjust and evil men.

5 Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one whom I confidently expect to help me;

I have trusted in you ever since I was young.

6 I have depended on you all my life;

you have taken care of me since the day that I was born,

so I will always praise you.

7 The manner in which you have rescued me has been an example to many people

because they realize that you have been my strong defender.

8 I praise you all during the day,

and I proclaim that you are glorious.

9 Now when I have become an old man, do not reject me;

do not abandon me now when I am not strong anymore.

10 My enemies say that they want to kill me;

they talk together and plan how they can do that.

11 They say, “God has abandoned him;

so now we can pursue him and seize him

because there is no one who will rescue him.”

12 God, do not stay far away from me;

hurry to help me!

13 Cause those who accuse me to be defeated and destroyed;

cause those who want to harm me to be shamed and disgraced.

14 But as for me, I will continually and confidently expect you to do great things for me,

and I will praise you more and more.

15 I will tell people that you do what is right;

all during the day I will tell people how you have saved me,

although what you have done is more than I can fully understand.

16 Yahweh, my Lord, I will praise you for your mighty deeds;

I will proclaim that only you always act justly.

17 God, you have taught me many things ever since I was young,

and I still tell people about your wonderful deeds.

18 Now, God, when I am old and my hair is gray,

do not abandon me.

Stay with me while I continue to proclaim to my children and grandchildren.

19 God, you do many righteous deeds;

it is as though they extend up to the sky.

You have done great things;

there is no one like you.

20 You have caused us to have many troubles and to suffer much,

but you will cause us to become strong again;

when I am almost dead, you will keep us alive.

21 You will cause me to be greatly honored,

and you will encourage me again.

22 I will also praise you while I play my harp;

I will praise you, my God, for faithfully doing what you have promised to do.

I will play hymns to praise you, the holy God whom we Israelites worship.

23 I will shout joyfully while I sing;

with my entire inner being I will sing

because you have rescued me.

24 All during the day I will tell people that you act righteously

because those who wanted to harm me will have been defeated and disgraced.

Psalm

A psalm written by Solomon.

72 O God, enable the king whom you appointed in Israel to rule justly.

Show him how to judge matters fairly

2 so that he may judge your people fairly

and that he may govern your oppressed people justly.

3 I desire that all over the country—even on the hills and mountains —

people will live peacefully and righteously.

4 Help your king to defend the poor people

and to rescue needy people and to defeat those who oppress them.

5 I desire that your king may live as long as the sun shines,

as long as the moon shines, forever.

6 I desire that his rule may be enjoyed by the people

as they enjoy rain on the growing crops,

as they enjoy the showers that fall on the land.

7 I hope that people may live righteously during the years that he rules

and that the people may live peacefully and prosperously as long as the moon shines.

8 I hope that the king of Israel may rule the people

in all the area from one sea in the east to another in the west

and from the Euphrates River to the most remote places on earth.

9 I hope that those who live in the wilderness may bow down before him

and that his enemies may throw themselves on the ground in submission to our king.

10 I hope that the king of the land of Tarshish and the kings of the islands in the sea may pay taxes to the king of Israel.

I hope that the king of Sheba to the south and the king of Seba to the southwest may bring him gifts.

11 I hope that all the other kings in the world may bow before the king of Israel

and that people of all nations may serve our king.

12 He rescues poor people when they cry out for help,

and he helps those who are needy and those who have no one to help them.

13 He pities those who are weak and needy;

he saves the people’s lives.

14 Our king rescues people from being oppressed and from being treated cruelly

because their lives are precious to our king.

15 I hope that our king may live a long time!

I hope that he may be given gold from Sheba.

I desire that people may always pray for our king

and praise him all the time, every day.

16 I hope that the fields may produce plenty of grain everywhere, even on the tops of the hills in the land where he rules,

like the grain that grows on the hills in Lebanon.

I hope that the cities in Israel will be as full of people

as the fields are full of grass.

17 I desire that the name of the king may never be forgotten.

I hope that people may remember him as long as the sun shines.

I hope that all people will praise Yahweh, the God of Israel,

just as he has blessed the king of Israel.

18 Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelites worship;

he is the only one who does wonderful things.

19 Praise him forever!

I desire that his glory may fill the whole world!

Amen! May it be so!

20 This is the end of the prayers written by David, son of Jesse.