[a]May [b]he (A)judge Your people with righteousness
And [c](B)Your afflicted with justice.
[d]May the mountains bring [e](C)peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:2 Or He will judge
  2. Psalm 72:2 Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiah
  3. Psalm 72:2 Or Your humble
  4. Psalm 72:3 Or The mountains will bring
  5. Psalm 72:3 Or prosperity

[a]I will hear what God the Lord will say;
For He will (A)speak peace to His people, to His godly ones;
And may they not (B)turn back to [b]foolishness.

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  1. Psalm 85:8 Or Let me hear
  2. Psalm 85:8 I.e., foolish self-confidence

165 Those who love Your Law have (A)great peace,
And [a](B)nothing causes them to stumble.

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  1. Psalm 119:165 Lit they have no stumbling block.

And He will judge between the nations,
And will mediate for many peoples;
And (A)they will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning knives.
(B)Nation will not lift up a sword against nation,
And never again will they learn war.

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17 for the kingdom of God (A)is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (B)peace and (C)joy in the Holy Spirit.

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18 And the (A)fruit of righteousness is sown in peace [a]by those who make peace.

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Footnotes

  1. James 3:18 Or for

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