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1 Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 He will judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 He defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
5 May he endure[a] as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.
6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 May he rule from sea to sea
and from the River[b] to the ends of the earth.
9 The desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him.
will present him with gifts.
11 All kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
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12For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no-one to help.
13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba be given to him.
and bless him all day long.
16 Let corn abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon
let it thrive[c] like the grass of the field.
17 May his name endure for ever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
All nations will be blessed through him,[d] and they will call him blessed.
18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvellous deeds.
19 Praise be to his glorious name for ever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.
20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
(NIV)
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Psalm 72- It is thought that this is a psalm about the coming Messiah.
As you read through the psalm, you can see yes Jesus did this, and he did that. This is why some people were ready to believe that Jesus was the Mesiah when He was there among them. Others either did not want to believe or refused to see that a Messiah could be born in their lifetime.
A point for us is not to forget or give up on the hope of seeing the Messiah in our lifetime.
Years ago, I was in hospital to have an operation. The surgeon came to see me the night before the operation and said I might die during the operation was I ready for that. During that night I had a dream I was walking to Jesus from a boat at sea. He was telling me I would be alright. At that time, I could not swim and only went out on a boat if I was with someone who could swim. I had the operation, and I recovered from my illness, and I have no problems now about dying.
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