English / ERV
Psalms 72
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1[1] God, help the king be like you and make fair decisions. Help the king’s son know what justice is.
- 2Help the king judge your people fairly. Help him make wise decisions for your poor people.
- 3Let there be peace and justice throughout the land, known on every mountain and hill.
- 4May the king be fair to the poor. May he help the helpless and punish those who hurt them.
- 5May people always fear and respect you, God, as long as the sun shines and the moon is in the sky.
- 6Help the king be like rain falling on the fields, like showers falling on the land.
- 7Let goodness grow everywhere while he is king. Let peace continue as long as there is a moon.
- 8Let his kingdom grow from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the faraway places on earth.[2]
- 9May all the people living in the desert bow down to him. May all his enemies bow before him with their faces in the dirt.
- 10May the kings of Tarshish and all the faraway lands by the sea bring gifts to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their tribute to him.
- 11May all kings bow down to our king. May all nations serve him.
- 12Our king helps the poor who cry out to him— those in need who have no one to help them.
- 13He feels sorry for all who are weak and poor. He protects their lives.
- 14He saves them from the cruel people who try to hurt them. Their lives are important to him.
- Long live the king! Let him receive gold from Sheba. Always pray for the king. Ask God to bless him every day.