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Psalms 72:1

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

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לִשְׁלֹמֹ֨הlishlomoto Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.

אֱֽלֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָmishpateykhalawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…לְמֶ֣לֶךְlemelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.תֵּ֑ןtengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a commandH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥vetsidqatekhaand justiceצְדָקָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).לְבֶןlevento sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

World English Bible

God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.

Darby Translation

O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰς Σαλωμών. Ὁ Θεὸς τὸ κρίμα σου τῷ βασιλεῖ δὸς, καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ βασιλέως·