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Psalms 71

Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible

71:1

For Solomon. O God, give thy judgment to the king, and thy righteousness to the king's son;

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71:2

[that he may] judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

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71:3

Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to thy people:

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71:4

he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

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71:5

And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.

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71:6

He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling upon the earth.

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71:7

In his days shall righteousness spring up; and abundance of peace till the moon be removed.

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71:8

And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

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71:9

The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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71:10

The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Saba shall offer gifts.

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71:11

And all kings shall worship him; all the Gentiles shall serve him.

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71:12

For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; and the needy who had no helper.

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71:13

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall deliver the souls of the needy.

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71:14

He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice: and their name [shall be] precious before him.

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71:15

And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and [men] shall pray for him continually; [and] all the day shall they praise him.

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71:16

There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: the fruit thereof shall be exalted above Libanus, and they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.

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71:17

Let his name be blessed for ever: his name shall endure longer than the sun: and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

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71:18

Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders.

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71:19

And blessed is his glorious name for ever, even for ever and ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his glory. So be it, so be it.

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71:20

The hymns of David the son of Jessæ are ended.

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