May the mountains bring well-being[a] to the people
and the hills, righteousness.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 72:3 Or peace, also in v. 7

May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
    the hills the fruit of righteousness.

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May the righteous[a] flourish in his days
and well-being abound
until the moon is no more.(A)

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  1. 72:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer read May righteousness

In his days may the righteous flourish(A)
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

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The dominion will be vast,
and its prosperity will never end.(A)
He will reign on the throne of David
and over his kingdom,
to establish and sustain it
with justice and righteousness from now on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.(B)

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Of the greatness of his government(A) and peace(B)
    there will be no end.(C)
He will reign(D) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice(E) and righteousness(F)
    from that time on and forever.(G)
The zeal(H) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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18 On that day I will make a covenant for them
with the wild animals, the birds of the sky,
and the creatures that crawl on the ground.(A)
I will shatter bow, sword,
and weapons of war in the land[a](B)
and will enable the people to rest securely.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:18 Or war on the earth

18 In that day I will make a covenant for them
    with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the creatures that move along the ground.(A)
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish(B) from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.(C)

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10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the horse from Jerusalem.
The bow of war will be removed,
and he will proclaim peace to the nations.
His dominion will extend from sea to sea,
from the Euphrates River
to the ends of the earth.(A)

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10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
    and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
    and the battle bow will be broken.(A)
He will proclaim peace(B) to the nations.
    His rule will extend from sea to sea
    and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates