Psalm 72:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ O Elohim, give the sovereign Your right-rulings, And Your righteousness to the Son of a sovereign.

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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.

Psalm 72:1 Cross References

2 Samuel 23:3

“The Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

1 Kings 1:39

And Tsaḏ

1 Kings 3:9

“Shall You then give to Your servant an understanding heart to rule Your people, to discern between good and evil? For who is able to rule this great people of Yours?”

1 Chronicles 18:14

So Dawiḏ

1 Chronicles 22:9

‘See, a son is to be born to you, who is a man of rest. And I shall give him rest from all his enemies all around, for Shelomoh is his name, and peace and rest I give to Yisra’ĕ

1 Chronicles 29:19

“And give my son Shelomoh a perfect heart to guard Your commands and Your witnesses and Your laws, to do all, and to build the palace for which I have prepared.”

2 Chronicles 1:10

“Now give me wisdom and knowledge, so that I go out and come in before this people. For who is able to rightly rule this great people of Yours?”

Psalm 127:1

If יהוה  does not build the house, Its builders have laboured in vain. If יהוה  does not guard the city, The watchman has stayed awake in vain.

Isaiah 11:2

The Spirit of יהוה  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 יהוה,

John 3:34

“For He whom Elohim has sent speaks the Words of Elohim, for Elohim does not give the Spirit by measure.