Psalm 72

by Lon on March 16, 2009

1 Endow the king with your justice, O God,
       the royal son with your righteousness.

 2 He will [a] judge your people in righteousness,
       your afflicted ones with justice.

 3 The mountains will bring prosperity to the people,
       the hills the fruit of righteousness.

 4 He will defend the afflicted among the people
       and save the children of the needy;
       he will crush the oppressor.

What would it look like for a king today to defend the afflicted and save the children?  really. 

And how do you do that while crushing oppressors?  Do we end up becoming oppressors ourselves. 

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