Psalm 72

Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King

Of Solomon.
¹Give the king your justice, O God,
   and your righteousness to a king’s son.
²May he judge your people with righteousness,
   and your poor with justice.
¹⁰May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles
   render him tribute,
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
   bring gifts.
¹¹May all kings fall down before him,
   all nations give him service.

¹²For he delivers the needy when they call,
   the poor and those who have no helper.
¹³He has pity on the weak and the needy,
   and saves the lives of the needy.