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Psalms 72:3

May the mountains bear weal for the people, and the hills yield fruits of justice.

Open English Bible (US)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2that with right he may judge your people, and your downtrodden ones with justice.

4The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.

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Cross References

Psalms 72:16May the land have abundance of corn, to the tops of the hills may it wave. May the fruit thereof flourish like Lebanon, may men spring from the city like grass of the earth.

Psalms 85:11Loyalty springs from the earth; righteousness looks from the sky.

Psalms 98:8Let the streams clap their hands, let the hills shout for gladness together

Matthew Henry on Psalms 72:3-18

The Kingdom of Messiah. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 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. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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