Psalm 72

Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

1 Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.

2 He will ^[a] judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.

3 The mountains will bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.

4 He will defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
he will crush the oppressor.

5 He will endure ^[b] as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.

6 He will be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.

7 In his days the righteous will flourish;
prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.

8 He will rule from sea to sea
and from the River ^[c] to the ends of the earth. ^[d]

9 The desert tribes will bow before him
and his enemies will lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
will bring tribute to him;
the kings of Sheba and Seba
will present him gifts.

11 All kings will bow down to him
and all nations will 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 him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.

16 Let grain abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon;
let it thrive like the grass of the field.

17 May his name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
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 marvelous deeds.

19 Praise be to his glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.

20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Chin Ling: The last prayer that David made, was for his son, Soloman. And, I pray that I'll also become the person that David prayed in this prayer, this sort of leader. And, I want to pray the same prayer for my people. Amen.

Pam: This is a very very apt Pslam for me... so comforting n so much promises to claim.. And I want to claim v12-13 esp. v12.. The Lord will deliver me... the Lord is a victorious God and I will rest in His truth! Thank you God for your gentleness.

Eunice: Even as I am preparing for QQS, I want to be the one who is going out to bless the nations, and indeed, I am very very excited about it. WE, are goin out to bless, and may those who go out, be blessed as well. All glory to Lord

Aileen: I think my prayer today is really to ask God to bless my department that we'll bring in more students and that they'll learn good english here. So that we can bless the lord's name. amen

Huijuan: The prayer of David really reflects his heart for his son. I pray that as my ppl rise up, they will inherit the characteristcs in today's prayer.

Sara: Again, this psalm speaks of hope to me. I was reading a book which talks about the life of a boy who saw his country going through phases of war, and from riches to rags, from a life of comfort to suffering. As I read this, I felt that the Lord's glory is indeed upon our nation, and upon us people, who are so richly blessed, and never to have to go through such poverty and suffering. I thank God for what He has blessed us with... and I pray this for all other nations, that they too will be blessed through Him, and they will call Him blessed.

Crow: Today the Lord says to me that as i serve the needy children together with the other coaches and volunteers, He will give supernatural favour and will pave the way for us. Today we had an outdoor event for the children and my school was really quite a mess.. So difficult even to gather them together... But i thank God that on the bus ride back to the school, the Lord blessed with favour to be able to gear them towards the future sessions, even as we talked to them about their misbehaving.. it ended well. I praise God and commit all future sessions to Him. Well, i learn that i am incompetent, yet the Lord's favour is upon me. PRaise the Lord!

Dellia: Indeed, the Lord's heart is with the weak and the meek and He will help and deliver them.