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.
¹⁴From oppression and violence he redeems their life;
   and precious is their blood in his sight.

¹⁵Long may he live!
   May gold of Sheba be given to him.
May prayer be made for him continually,
   and blessings invoked for him all day long.
¹⁶May there be abundance of grain in the land;
   may it wave on the tops of the mountains;
   may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people blossom in the cities
   like the grass of the field.
¹⁷May his name endure for ever,
   his fame continue as long as the sun.
May all nations be blessed in him;^*
   may they pronounce him happy.

¹⁸Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
   who alone does wondrous things.
¹⁹Blessed be his glorious name for ever;
   may his glory fill the whole earth.Amen and Amen.