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May the reign of this son of mine[a] be as gentle and fruitful as the springtime rains upon the grass—like showers that water the earth! May all good men flourish in his reign with abundance of peace to the end of time.

Let him reign from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:6 this son of mine. The reference seems to look beyond Solomon’s son to Jesus the Messiah.

May he be like rain(A) falling on a mown field,
    like showers watering the earth.
In his days may the righteous flourish(B)
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

May he rule from sea to sea
    and from the River[a](C) to the ends of the earth.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates