Let the mountains bear (A)prosperity for the people,
    and the hills, in righteousness!
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the children of the needy,
    and crush the oppressor!

May they fear you[a] while (B)the sun endures,
    and as long as the moon, (C)throughout all generations!
May he be like (D)rain that falls on (E)the mown grass,
    like (F)showers that water the earth!
In his days may (G)the righteous flourish,
    and (H)peace abound, till the moon be no more!

May he have dominion from (I)sea to sea,
    and from (J)the River[b] to the (K)ends of the earth!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:5 Septuagint He shall endure
  2. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates

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