Psalm 72:1-2
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Psalm 72
Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King
Of Solomon.
1 Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to a king’s son.
2 May he judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
Psalm 72:7-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
7 In his days may righteousness flourish
and peace abound, until the moon is no more.
8 May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 72:12-13
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
12 For he delivers the needy when they call,
the poor and those who have no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
Psalm 72:17
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
17 May his name endure for ever,
his fame continue as long as the sun.
May all nations be blessed in him;[a]
may they pronounce him happy.
Footnotes
- Psalm 72:17 Or bless themselves by him
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