14 He will rescue(A) them from oppression and violence,
    for precious(B) is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live!
    May gold from Sheba(C) be given him.
May people ever pray for him
    and bless him all day long.(D)
16 May grain(E) abound throughout the land;
    on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(F) flourish like Lebanon(G)
    and thrive[a] like the grass of the field.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city

14 He will rescue them from cruel people who hurt them.
    Their lives are important to him.

15 Long live the king!
May people come from Sheba to give gold to him.
May people always pray for him.
May people praise him all the time.
16 May there always be plenty of grain
    that grows in the land.
May the crops grow well
    on the tops of the mountains.
May the fruit trees give a lot of fruit,
    as they do in Lebanon.
May all the crops grow well,
    like grass that grows in a field.

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14 He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And (A)precious shall be their blood in His sight.

15 And He shall live;
And the gold of (B)Sheba will be given to Him;
Prayer also will be made for Him continually,
And daily He shall be praised.

16 There will be an abundance of grain in the earth,
On the top of the mountains;
Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon;
(C)And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

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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.

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