Psalm 72:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹ Give the king thy justice, O God, and thy righteousness to the royal son!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ GIVE THE king [knowledge of] Your [way of] judging, O God, and [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king's son [to control all his actions].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

Common English Bible

¹ God, give your judgments to the king. Give your righteousness to the king’s son.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ A Psalm of Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to those who are upright in heart.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ A psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart!

Psalm 72:1 Cross References

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,

1 Kings 1:39

There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent, and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”

1 Kings 3:9

Give thy servant therefore an understanding mind to govern thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to govern this thy great people?”

1 Chronicles 18:14

So David reigned over all Israel; and he administered justice and equity to all his people.

1 Chronicles 22:9

Behold, a son shall be born to you; he shall be a man of peace. I will give him peace from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Grant to Solomon my son that with a whole heart he may keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, performing all, and that he may build the palace for which I have made provision.”

2 Chronicles 1:10

Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can rule this thy people, that is so great?”

Psalm 127:1

Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

Isaiah 11:2

And 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 the fear of the Lord.

John 3:34

For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for it is not by measure that he gives the Spirit;