Psalm 72:15-17
Common English Bible
15 Let the king live long!
Let Sheba’s gold be given to him!
Let him be prayed for always!
Let him be blessed all day long!
16 Let there be abundant grain in the land.
Let it wave on the mountaintops.
Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon.
Let it thrive like grass on the land.
17 Let the king’s name last forever.
Let his name endure as long as the sun.
Let all the nations be blessed through him and call him happy.
Psalm 72:15-17
New International Version
15 Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba(A) be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.(B)
16 May grain(C) abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(D) flourish like Lebanon(E)
and thrive[a] like the grass of the field.(F)
17 May his name endure forever;(G)
may it continue as long as the sun.(H)
Footnotes
- Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city
- Psalm 72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)
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