Psalms 72:12-19

¹²For he helps the needy person who cries out and the poor person who has no other helper.

¹³He has pity on the poor and needy, and he saves the lives of needy people.

¹⁴He redeems their lives from oppression and violence, and their blood is precious in his sight.

¹⁵May he live! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May people always pray for him; may God bless him all day long.

¹⁶May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the mountaintops may their crops wave. May the fruit of it be like Lebanon; may the people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field.

¹⁷May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun; may people be blessed in him; may all nations call him blessed.

¹⁸May Yahweh God, the God of Israel, be blessed, who alone does wonderful things.

¹⁹May his glorious name be blessed forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.