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Psalm 72:15-17
English Standard Version
Psalm 72:15-17
English Standard Version
15 Long may he live;
may (A)gold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made (B)for him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16 May there be abundance of grain in the land;
on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people (C)blossom in the cities
like the (D)grass of the field!
17 (E)May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
(F)May people be blessed in him,
(G)all nations call him blessed!
Psalm 72:15-17
New International Version
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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