KJV King James Version
[A Psalm] for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
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Psalm 72:1
[A Psalm] for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
WEB World English Bible
By Solomon. God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
ASV American Standard Version
A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king’s son.
Surrounding context — Psalm 72
1 [A Psalm] for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
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Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.2 Chronicles 1:10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, [that is so] great?1 Chronicles 22:12-13Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.1 Chronicles 29:19And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all [these things], and to build the palace, [for] the which I have made provision.1 Kings 1:39And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.Isaiah 11:2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;Psalm 127:1A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain.John 3:34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him].Hebrews 1:8-9But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
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