Psalms 72:1

AMP: Give the king [knowledge of] Your judgments, O God,And [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to guide all his ways].

ASV: Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king`s son.

BSB: Endow the king with Your justice, O God,and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

DARBY: {For Solomon.} O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

DRA: A psalm on Solomon.

KJV: Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

Psalms 72:2

AMP: May he judge Your people with righteousness,And Your afflicted with justice. [1 Kin 3:1-5]

ASV: He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

BSB: May he judge Your people with righteousnessand Your afflicted with justice.

DARBY: He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.

DRA: Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king's son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.

KJV: He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

Psalms 72:3

AMP: The mountains will bring peace and prosperity to the people,And the hills, in [the establishment of] righteousness.

ASV: The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

BSB: May the mountains bring peace to the people,and the hills bring righteousness.

DARBY: The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness.

DRA: Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.

KJV: The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

Psalms 72:4

AMP: May he bring justice to the poor among the people,Save the children of the needyAnd crush the oppressor,

ASV: He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

BSB: May he vindicate the afflicted among the people;may he save the children of the needyand crush the oppressor.

DARBY: He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

DRA: He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

KJV: He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

Psalms 72:5

AMP: ¶Let them fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and worship You with obedience] while the sun endures,And as long as the moon [reflects light], throughout all generations.

ASV: They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

BSB: May they fear him as long as the sun shines,as long as the moon remains,through all generations.

DARBY: They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.

DRA: And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.

KJV: They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

Psalms 72:6

AMP: May he come down like rain on the mown grass,Like showers that water the earth.

ASV: He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.

BSB: May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass,like spring showers that water the earth.

DARBY: He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

DRA: He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.

KJV: He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Psalms 72:7

AMP: In his days may the righteous flourish,And peace abound until the moon is no more. [Is 11:1-9]

ASV: In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

BSB: May the righteous flourish in his daysand prosperity abounduntil the moon is no more.

DARBY: In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.

DRA: In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.

KJV: In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

Psalms 72:8

AMP: ¶May he also rule from sea to seaAnd from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth. [Zech 14:9]

ASV: He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.

BSB: May he rule from sea to sea,and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

DARBY: And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

DRA: And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

KJV: He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Psalms 72:9

AMP: The nomads of the desert will bow before him,And his enemies will lick the dust.

ASV: They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.

BSB: May the nomads bow before him,and his enemies lick the dust.

DARBY: The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

DRA: Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.

KJV: They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Psalms 72:10

AMP: The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings;The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.

ASV: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

BSB: May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute;may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

DARBY: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:

DRA: The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:

KJV: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Psalms 72:11

AMP: Yes, all kings will bow down before him,All nations will serve him. [Ps 138:4]

ASV: Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.

BSB: May all kings bow down to himand all nations serve him.

DARBY: Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.

DRA: And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.

KJV: Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

Psalms 72:12

AMP: ¶For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

ASV: For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

BSB: For he will deliver the needy who cry outand the afflicted who have no helper.

DARBY: For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

DRA: For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.

KJV: For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

Psalms 72:13

AMP: He will have compassion on the poor and needy,And he will save the lives of the needy.

ASV: He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.

BSB: He will take pity on the poor and needyand save the lives of the oppressed.

DARBY: He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:

DRA: He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.

KJV: He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Psalms 72:14

AMP: He will redeem their life from oppression and fraud and violence,And their blood will be precious in His sight.

ASV: He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:

BSB: He will redeem them from oppression and violence,for their blood is precious in his sight.

DARBY: He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

DRA: He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.

KJV: He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Psalms 72:15

AMP: So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;And let them pray for him continually;Let them bless and praise him all day long.

ASV: And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the day long.

BSB: Long may he live!May gold from Sheba be given him.May people ever pray for him;may they bless him all day long.

DARBY: And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.

DRA: And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day.

KJV: 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.

Psalms 72:16

AMP: ¶There will be an abundance of grain in the soil on the top of the mountains;Its fruit will wave like [the cedars of] Lebanon,And those of the city will flourish like grass of the earth.

ASV: There shall be abundance of grain 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.

BSB: May there be an abundance of grain in the land;may it sway atop the hills.May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon,the people of its cities like the grass of the field.

DARBY: There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.

DRA: And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted : and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.

KJV: 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.

Psalms 72:17

AMP: May his name endure forever;May his name continue as long as the sun;And let men bless themselves by him;Let all nations call him blessed.

ASV: 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 happy.

BSB: May his name endure forever;may his name continue as long as the sun shines.In him may all nations be blessed;may they call him blessed.

DARBY: His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

DRA: Let his name be blessed for evermore : his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.

KJV: 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.

Psalms 72:18

AMP: ¶Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,Who alone does wonderful things.

ASV: Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:

BSB: Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,who alone does marvelous deeds.

DARBY: Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!

DRA: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things.

KJV: Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

Psalms 72:19

AMP: Blessed be His glorious name forever;And may the whole earth be filled with His glory.Amen and Amen.

ASV: And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.

BSB: And blessed be His glorious name forever;may all the earth be filled with His glory.Amen and amen.

DARBY: And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen.

DRA: And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.

KJV: And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

Psalms 72:20

AMP: ¶The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.

ASV: The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. BOOK III Psalm 73 A Psalm of Asaph.

BSB: Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

DARBY: The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

DRA: The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

KJV: The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

Psalms 72

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