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Chapter 72 |
| 1 | Give the king
thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. |
| 2 |
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
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| 3 | The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by
righteousness. |
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4 | He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save
the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. |
| 5 |
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all
generations. |
| 6
| He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as
showers that water the earth. |
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7 | In his days shall the righteous
flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. |
| 8 | He
shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of
the earth. |
| 9
| They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;
and his enemies shall lick the dust. |
| 10 | The kings of Tarshish and of
the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer
gifts. |
| 11
| Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations
shall serve him. |
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12 | For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the
poor also, and him that hath no helper. |
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13 | He shall spare the poor
and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. |
| 14 | He shall
redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be
in his sight. |
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15 | And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the
gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall
he be praised. |
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16 | There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon
the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they
of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. |
| 17 | His name
shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men
shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. |
| 18 |
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous
things. |
| 19
| And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the
whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. |
| 20 | The prayers
of David the son of Jesse are ended. |
