Psalm 72 (Listen)

72:1   Give the king your justice, O God,
    and your righteousness to the royal son!
  May he judge your people with righteousness,
    and your poor with justice!
  Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,
    and the hills, in righteousness!
  May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the children of the needy,
    and crush the oppressor!
  May they fear you while the sun endures,
    and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
  May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
    like showers that water the earth!
  In his days may the righteous flourish,
    and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
  May he have dominion from sea to sea,
    and from the River to the ends of the earth!
  May desert tribes bow down before him,
    and his enemies lick the dust!
10   May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands
    render him tribute;
  may the kings of Sheba and Seba
    bring gifts!
11   May all kings fall down before him,
    all nations serve him!
12   For he delivers the needy when he calls,
    the poor and him who has no helper.
13   He has pity on the weak and the needy,
    and saves the lives of the needy.
14   From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
    and precious is their blood in his sight.
15   Long may he live;
    may gold of Sheba be given to him!
  May prayer be made for him continually,
    and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16   May there be abundance of grain in the land;
    on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
    may its fruit be like Lebanon;
  and may people blossom in the cities
    like the grass of the field!
17   May his name endure forever,
    his fame continue as long as the sun!
  May people be blessed in him,
    all nations call him blessed!
18   Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
    who alone does wondrous things.
19   Blessed be his glorious name forever;
    may the whole earth be filled with his glory!
      Amen and Amen!
20   The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.




Devotional:

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonders. Blessed be his glorious name forever; the whole earth is filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. (Psalm 72:18-19 CSB)

God is worthy of our praise. Period. It’s okay to cry out to God, to seek Him, to ask for things, but we should never cease in blessing His name. Everything good, everything holy and pure, everything that makes our hearts leap for joy comes from God alone. Bless His name through which everything was made and is sustained. Bless His name because it is glorious and eternal. Bless His name because someday its glory will fill and cover this dark world with His glorious light! Let all the weight and darkness of this fallen world be just a faint remembrance of a half-forgotten dream as every fiber of your being strives to rise in ever-increasing praise of the name above all names. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Amen and amen!

Pray it: Father, I long for the day when your name will be praised from sea to sea, all day long. Help me to live in anticipation of that day by praising you with all my heart wherever you may take me this day. Amen.

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