{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/72","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T00:37:27.836Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":72,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":71,"nextChapter":73,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{For Solomon.} O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 72 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 72](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/72)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/72 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}