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72:1  Give the king [knowledge of] Your [way of] judging, O God, and [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to control all his actions].
72:2  Let him judge and govern Your people with righteousness, and Your poor and afflicted ones with judgment and justice.
72:3  The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, through [the general establishment of] righteousness.
72:4  May he judge and defend the poor of the people, deliver the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor,
72:5  So that they may revere and fear You while the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
72:6  May he [Solomon as a type of King David’s greater Son] be like rain that comes down upon the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
72:7  In His [Christ’s] days shall the [uncompromisingly] righteous flourish and peace abound till there is a moon no longer.
72:8  He [Christ] shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth.
72:9  Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him and His enemies shall lick the dust.
72:10  The kings of Tarshish and of the coasts shall bring offerings; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
72:11  Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall serve Him.
72:12  For He delivers the needy when he calls out, the poor also and him who has no helper.
72:13  He will have pity on the poor and weak and needy and will save the lives of the needy.
72:14  He will redeem their lives from oppression and fraud and violence, and precious and costly shall their blood be in His sight.
72:15  And He shall live; and to Him shall be given gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for Him and through Him continually, and they shall bless and praise Him all the day long.
72:16  There shall be abundance of grain in the soil upon the top of the mountains [the least fruitful places in the land]; the fruit of it shall wave like [the forests of] Lebanon, and [the inhabitants of] the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
72:17  His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun [indeed, His name continues before the sun]. And men shall be blessed and bless themselves by Him; all nations shall call Him blessed!
72:18  Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone does wondrous things!
72:19  Blessed be His glorious name forever; let the whole earth be filled with His glory! Amen and Amen!
72:20  The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.