Psalm 72:2-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 May he judge your people with righteousness
and your poor with justice.(A)
3 May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness.(B)
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the needy,
and crush the oppressor.(C)
5 May he live[a] while the sun endures
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.(D)
6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
like showers that water the earth.(E)
7 In his days may righteousness flourish
and peace abound, until the moon is no more.(F)
Footnotes
- 72.5 Gk: Heb may they fear you
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