Psalm 72:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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2 O God, give your judgment to the king;
your justice to the king’s son;[a](A)
That he may govern your people with justice,
your oppressed with right judgment,(B)
Footnotes
- 72:2 The king…the king’s son: the crown prince is the king’s son; the prayer envisages the dynasty.
Psalm 72:4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 That he may defend the oppressed among the people,
save the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.
Psalm 98:9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 (A)Before the Lord who comes,
who comes to govern the earth,(B)
To govern the world with justice
and the peoples with fairness.
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