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May the king be like the refreshing rains, which fall upon fields of freshly mown grass—
    like showers that cool and nourish the earth.
May good and honest people flourish for as long as he reigns,
    and may peace fill the land until the moon no longer rises.

May the king rule from one sea to the next,
    and may his rule extend from the Euphrates River to the far reaches of the earth.

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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