Psalm 72:1–15 | Liturgical Calendar

1

Give the King your judgments, O God, *

and your righteousness to the King’s son.

2

Then shall he judge your people with righteousness *

and defend the poor with justice.

3

The mountains also shall bring peace, *

and the little hills righteousness to the people.

4

He shall vindicate the poor among the people, *

defend the children of the poor, and punish the wrongdoer.

5

They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, *

from one generation to another.

6

He shall come down like the rain upon the mown grass, *

even as showers that water the earth.

7

In his time shall the righteous flourish, *

even an abundance of peace, so long as the moon endures.

8

His dominion shall be also from one sea to the other, *

and from the river unto the world’s end.

9

Those who dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him; *

his enemies shall lick the dust.

10

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall give presents; *

the kings of Arabia and Seba shall bring gifts.

11

All kings shall fall down before him; *

all nations shall do him service.

12

For he shall deliver the poor when he cries, *

the needy also, and the one that has no helper.

13

He shall be favorable to the lowly and needy, *

and shall preserve the lives of the poor.

14

He shall deliver them from falsehood and wrong, *

and dear shall their blood be in his sight.

15

Long may he live! And unto him shall be given the gold of Arabia; *

prayer shall ever be made unto him, and daily shall he be blessed.