Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
A Psalm of Solomon. Give the King Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the King's son.
New American Standard Bible
A Psalm of Solomon.
Give the king
And
King James Version
{A Psalm for Solomon.} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Holman Bible
Solomonic.
and Your righteousness to the king’s son.
International Standard Version
God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions.
A Conservative Version
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.
American Standard Version
Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Amplified
And [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to guide all his ways].
Bible in Basic English
Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.
Darby Translation
{For Solomon.} O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Julia Smith Translation
To Solomon. O God, thou wilt give thy judgments to the king, and thy justice to the king's son.
King James 2000
[A Psalm of Solomon.] Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness unto the king's son.
Lexham Expanded Bible
O God, give your judgments to [the] king, and your righteousness to [the] king's son.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{Of Solomon} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
NET Bible
For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king's son the ability to make fair decisions!
New Heart English Bible
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
The Emphasized Bible
O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
Webster
A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.
World English Bible
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
Youngs Literal Translation
By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 72:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
1 A Psalm of Solomon. Give the King Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the King's son. 2 He will judge Your people in righteousness, and Your poor with judgment.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:12-13
Only may Jehovah give you wisdom and understanding, and direct you concerning Israel, so that you may keep the Law of Jehovah your God.
1 Kings 1:39-4
And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of the Tabernacle and anointed Solomon. And they blew the ram's horn, and all the people said, Let King Solomon live!
1 Chronicles 29:19
And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the magnificent house for which I have made ready.
2 Chronicles 1:10
Give me now wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people. For who can judge this Your great people?
Psalm 127:1
A Song of degrees for Solomon. Unless Jehovah builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless Jehovah keeps the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
Isaiah 11:2
And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest on Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and act wisely, and shall do judgment and justice in the earth.
John 3:34
For He whom God has sent speaks the Words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
Hebrews 1:8-9
But to the Son He says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.