Psalm 72 - Give the king your justice, O God

Jump to end of psalm Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King Of Solomon.. 1) Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king’s son. 2) May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. 3) May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness. 4) May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor. 5) May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations. 6) May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth. 7) In his days may righteousness flourish and peace abound, until the moon is no more. 8) May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. 9) May his foes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust. 10) May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles render him tribute, ma...