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14 From oppression and from violence
he will redeem their lives,
and their blood will be precious in his eyes.
15 So may he live, and may gold from Sheba be given to him,
and may prayers be offered for him continually.
May blessings be invoked for him all day long.[a]
16 May there be an abundance of grain in the land
even on the top of the mountains.
May his crop[b] sway like the trees of Lebanon,
and may those from the city blossom like the grass of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:15 Literally “all the day”
  2. Psalm 72:16 Or “May his descendants”