10 [a]May the kings of (A)Tarshish and of the [b](B)islands bring gifts;
May the kings of (C)Sheba and (D)Seba (E)offer tributes.
11 [c]And may all (F)kings bow down before him,
All (G)nations serve him.

12 For he will (H)save the needy when he cries for help,
The [d]afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have (I)compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the [e]lives of the needy.
14 He will [f](J)rescue their [g]life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be (K)precious in his sight;
15 So may he live, and may the (L)gold of Sheba be given to him;
And [h]they are to pray for him continually;
[i]They are to bless him all day long.

16 May there be abundance of grain on the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of (M)Lebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like the (N)vegetation of the earth.
17 May his (O)name endure forever;
May his name produce descendants [j](P)as long as the sun shines;
And may people (Q)wish blessings on themselves by him;
(R)May all nations call him blessed.

18 (S)Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who alone (T)works wonders.
19 And blessed be His (U)glorious name forever;
And may the whole (V)earth be filled with His glory.
(W)Amen and Amen.

20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:10 Or The kings...will bring
  2. Psalm 72:10 Or coastlands
  3. Psalm 72:11 Or All kings will bow down
  4. Psalm 72:12 Or humble
  5. Psalm 72:13 Lit souls
  6. Psalm 72:14 Lit redeem
  7. Psalm 72:14 Lit soul
  8. Psalm 72:15 Lit he is to
  9. Psalm 72:15 Lit He is to
  10. Psalm 72:17 Lit before the sun

10 May the kings of Tarshish(A) and of distant shores(B)
    bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(C) and Seba
    present him gifts.(D)
11 May all kings bow down(E) to him
    and all nations serve(F) him.

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

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

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

18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,(S)
    who alone does marvelous deeds.(T)
19 Praise be to his glorious name(U) forever;
    may the whole earth be filled with his glory.(V)
Amen and Amen.(W)

20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.(X)

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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)

23 (A)Kings will be your guardians,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will (B)bow down to you with their faces to the ground
And (C)lick the dust from your feet;
And you will (D)know that I am the Lord;
Those who hopefully (E)wait for Me will (F)not be put to shame.

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23 Kings(A) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(B)
They will bow down(C) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(D) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(E)
    those who hope(F) in me will not be disappointed.(G)

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16 You will also (A)suck the milk of nations,
And suck the breast of kings;
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your (B)Savior
And your (C)Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

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16 You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed(A) at royal breasts.
Then you will know(B) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(C)
    your Redeemer,(D) the Mighty One of Jacob.(E)

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26 and (A)they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it;

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26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.(A)

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