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.
³May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
   and the hills, in righteousness.
⁴May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
   give deliverance to the needy,
   and crush the oppressor.

⁵May he live^* while the sun endures,
   and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
⁶May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
   like showers that water the earth.
⁷In his days may righteousness flourish
   and peace abound, until the moon is no more.

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.