PSALM Seventy Two

 

Of Solomon.

1 

Endow the king with your justice, O God,

    the royal son with your righteousness.

2 

May he judge your people in righteousness,

    your afflicted ones with justice.

3 

May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,

    the hills the fruit of righteousness.

4 

May he defend the afflicted among the people

    and save the children of the needy;

    may he crush the oppressor.

5 

May he endure as long as the sun,

    as long as the moon, through all generations.

6 

May he be like rain falling on a mown field,

    like showers watering the earth.

7 

In his days may the righteous flourish

    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

8 

May he rule from sea to sea

    and from the River to the ends of the earth.

9 

May the desert tribes bow before him

    and his enemies lick the dust.

10 

May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores

    bring tribute to him.

May the kings of Sheba and Seba

    present him with gifts.

11 

May all kings bow down to him

    and all nations serve him.

12 

For he will deliver the needy who cry out,

    the afflicted who have no one to help.

13 

He will take pity on the weak and the needy

    and save the needy from death.

14 

He will rescue them from oppression and violence,

    for precious is their blood in his sight.

15 

Long may he live!

    May gold from Sheba be given to him.

May people ever pray for him

    and bless him all day long.

16 

May corn abound throughout the land;

    on the tops of the hills may it sway.

May the crops flourish like Lebanon

    and thrive like the grass of the field.

17 

May his name endure for ever;

    may it continue as long as the sun.

Then all nations will be blessed through him,

    and they will call him blessed.

18 

Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,

    who alone does marvellous deeds.

19 

Praise be to his glorious name for ever;

    may the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Amen and Amen.

20 

This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

 

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Psalm Seventy Two

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                          The Poor Man's Friend (Psalm 72:12) - Charles Spurgeon 

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Psalm 72 

Prayer for the king

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PSALM Seventy One

 

1 

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;

    let me never be put to shame.

2 

In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;

    turn your ear to me and save me.

3 

Be my rock of refuge,

    to which I can always go;

give the command to save me,

    for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 

Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,

    from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.

5 

For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord,

    my confidence since my youth.

6 

From my birth I have relied on you;

    you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.

    I will ever praise you.

7 

I have become a sign to many;

    you are my strong refuge.

8 

My mouth is filled with your praise,

    declaring your splendour all day long.

9 

Do not cast me away when I am old;

    do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

10 

For my enemies speak against me;

    those who wait to kill me conspire together.

11 

They say, ‘God has forsaken him;

    pursue him and seize him,

    for no one will rescue him.’

12 

Do not be far from me, my God;

    come quickly, God, to help me.

13 

May my accusers perish in shame;

    may those who want to harm me

    be covered with scorn and disgrace.

14 

As for me, I shall always have hope;

    I will praise you more and more.

15 

My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds,

    of your saving acts all day long –

    though I know not how to relate them all.

16 

I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord;

    I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.

17 

Since my youth, God, you have taught me,

    and to this day I declare your marvellous deeds.

18 

Even when I am old and grey,

    do not forsake me, my God,

till I declare your power to the next generation,

    your mighty acts to all who are to come.

19 

Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,

    you who have done great things.

    Who is like you, God?

20 

Though you have made me see troubles,

    many and bitter,

    you will restore my life again;

from the depths of the earth

    you will again bring me up.

21 

You will increase my honour

    and comfort me once more.

22 

I will praise you with the harp

    for your faithfulness, my God;

I will sing praise to you with the lyre,

    Holy One of Israel.

23 

My lips will shout for joy

    when I sing praise to you –

    I whom you have delivered.

24 

My tongue will tell of your righteous acts

    all day long,

for those who wanted to harm me

    have been put to shame and confusion.

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Psalm Seventy One

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How Should You Read the Psalms?

- John Piper - 

Prayer in the Psalms: 

Discovering How to Pray

Timothy Keller 

                                   

Psalm 70-71 | You Have Been My Refuge | 

 

 

Psalm 71 | Baruch Korman

Oh Lord, let me never be put to confusion.| Trust God only!

               

        

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Psalm 71  - Ian White

 

                                            

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