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Psalms 72:3

Justice

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

2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
KJV
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
WEB
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
ASV
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.
DARBY
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness.
BLB
The mountains will carry peace to the people, and the hills justice.
ÅB
Fjellene skal bære fred for folket, og haugene for rettferdighets skyld.
OTB
Måtte fjellene bære fred for folket,
Og høydene, ved rettferdighet.
B1930
Fjellene skal bære fred for folket, og haugene for rettferdighets skyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 52:7

    How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:19–21

    To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

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  • Daniel 9:24

    Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

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  • Joel 3:18

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

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  • Ezekiel 34:13–14

    And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

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  • Psalms 96:11–13

    Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

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  • Isaiah 32:16–17

    Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

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  • Psalms 72:16

    There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

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