11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

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11 May all kings bow down(A) to him
    and all nations serve(B) him.

12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
    the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity(C) on the weak and the needy
    and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue(D) them from oppression and violence,
    for precious(E) is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live!
    May gold from Sheba(F) be given him.
May people ever pray for him
    and bless him all day long.(G)
16 May grain(H) abound throughout the land;
    on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(I) flourish like Lebanon(J)
    and thrive[a] like the grass of the field.(K)
17 May his name endure forever;(L)
    may it continue as long as the sun.(M)

Then all nations will be blessed through him,[b]
    and they will call him blessed.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city
  2. Psalm 72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)