Ps 72
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For Solomon. - O God, give your judgement to the king, and your righteousness to the
king’s son;
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that he may judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgement.
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Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to your people:
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he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the
needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.
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And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.
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He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling upon the earth.
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In his days shall righteousness spring up; and abundance of peace till the moon be
removed.
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And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the
earth.
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The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
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The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians
and Saba shall offer gifts.
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And all kings shall worship him; all the Gentiles shall serve him.
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For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; and the needy who had no helper.
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He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall deliver the souls of the needy.
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He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice: and their name shall be precious
before him.
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And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and men shall
pray for him continually; and all the day shall they praise him.
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There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: the fruit
thereof shall be exalted above Libanus, and they of the city shall flourish as grass
of the earth.
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Let his name be blessed for ever: his name shall endure Gr. before longer than the sun: and all the tribes of the earth shall
be blessed in him: all
nations shall call him blessed.
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Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders.
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And blessed is his glorious name for ever, even for ever and ever: and all the earth
shall be filled with his glory. So be it, so be it.
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The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.