nsb - Psalms:72

nsb@Psalms:72:1 @ O God, give the king your justice. Give your righteousness to the royal son.

nsb@Psalms:72:2 @ He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

nsb@Psalms:72:3 @ The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

nsb@Psalms:72:4 @ He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

nsb@Psalms:72:5 @ They will fear you as long as the sun and moon endures, throughout all generations.

nsb@Psalms:72:6 @ He will come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.

nsb@Psalms:72:7 @ In his day the righteous will flourish. There will be abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

nsb@Psalms:72:8 @ He will have dominion from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

nsb@Psalms:72:9 @ Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.

nsb@Psalms:72:10 @ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.

nsb@Psalms:72:11 @ Yes, all kings will bow down before him. All nations will serve him.

nsb@Psalms:72:12 @ When he cries he will deliver the needy and the poor who have no helper.

nsb@Psalms:72:13 @ He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the needy.

nsb@Psalms:72:14 @ He will redeem them from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

nsb@Psalms:72:15 @ He will live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall praise him all day long.

nsb@Psalms:72:16 @ There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

nsb@Psalms:72:17 @ His name will endure forever. His name will continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and call him blessed.

nsb@Psalms:72:18 @ Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, who alone does miracles.

nsb@Psalms:72:19 @ Blessed be to his glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!

nsb@Psalms:72:20 @ The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.