Psalm 72:3
New International Version
May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.

New Living Translation
May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful.

English Standard Version
Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!

Berean Standard Bible
May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.

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

New King James Version
The mountains will bring peace to the people, And the little hills, by righteousness.

New American Standard Bible
May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

NASB 1995
Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

NASB 1977
Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills in righteousness.

Legacy Standard Bible
Let the mountains lift up peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

Amplified Bible
The mountains will bring peace and prosperity to the people, And the hills, in [the establishment of] righteousness.

Christian Standard Bible
May the mountains bring well-being to the people and the hills, righteousness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills, righteousness.

American Standard Version
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

Contemporary English Version
Let peace and justice rule every mountain and hill.

English Revised Version
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, in righteousness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
May the mountains bring peace to the people and the hills bring righteousness.

Good News Translation
May the land enjoy prosperity; may it experience righteousness.

International Standard Version
May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills bring righteousness.

Majority Standard Bible
May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.

NET Bible
The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.

New Heart English Bible
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

Webster's Bible Translation
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

World English Bible
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The mountains bear peace to the people, "" And the heights by righteousness.

Young's Literal Translation
The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

Smith's Literal Translation
The mountains shall lift up peace to the people, and the hills in justice.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.

New American Bible
That the mountains may yield their bounty for the people, and the hills great abundance,

New Revised Standard Version
May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The mountains shall bring peace to thy people, and the hills thy righteousness.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The mountains will bring peace to your people, and the hill of your righteousness.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Let the mountains bear peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to thy people:

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Endow the King with Your Justice
2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. 3May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness. 4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.…

Cross References
Isaiah 11:6-9
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...

Isaiah 32:15-18
until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. / Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. / The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. ...

Isaiah 55:12-13
You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. / Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”

Isaiah 60:17-18
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler. / No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.

Ezekiel 34:25-27
I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. / I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing. / The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.

Ezekiel 37:24-26
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. / And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.

Micah 4:3-4
Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war. / And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.

Zechariah 9:10
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Ephesians 2:14-17
For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility / by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace / and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. ...

Colossians 1:20
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

Hebrews 12:11
No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.


Treasury of Scripture

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

mountains

Psalm 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.

Isaiah 32:16,17
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field…

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!

little

Psalm 65:12
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.

righteousness

Psalm 85:10,11
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other

Psalm 96:11-13
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof…

Psalm 98:8,9
Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together …

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May the mountains
The imagery of mountains in biblical literature often symbolizes strength, stability, and permanence. In the Hebrew context, mountains were seen as places of divine revelation and encounter, such as Mount Sinai where Moses received the Law. The Hebrew word for mountains, "הָרִים" (harim), suggests a grandeur and majesty that is both awe-inspiring and protective. In this verse, the mountains are invoked as agents of peace, indicating that the stability and enduring nature of God's creation are meant to foster a sense of security and tranquility among the people.

bring peace
The Hebrew word for peace, "שָׁלוֹם" (shalom), encompasses more than just the absence of conflict. It implies a completeness, a wholeness, and a harmony that permeates all aspects of life. In the biblical narrative, shalom is a state of being that reflects the original intention of God's creation—a world where everything is in its rightful place and functioning according to divine purpose. The invocation for mountains to bring peace suggests a desire for the natural order to contribute to the well-being and flourishing of the community.

to the people
The phrase "to the people" emphasizes the communal aspect of the blessing. In the Hebrew text, "לָעָם" (la'am) refers to the collective body of God's chosen people, Israel. This communal focus underscores the biblical principle that God's blessings are not just for individuals but for the entire community. The peace that the mountains bring is meant to be experienced by all, reflecting the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where the well-being of the community is a reflection of divine favor.

and the hills
Hills, like mountains, are often seen as places of refuge and safety in the biblical landscape. The Hebrew word "גִּבְעוֹת" (giv'ot) suggests smaller elevations that complement the grandeur of mountains. In this context, hills may represent the more accessible and intimate aspects of God's creation that contribute to the daily lives of the people. The mention of hills alongside mountains reinforces the idea that both the grand and the humble elements of creation work together to fulfill God's purposes.

bring righteousness
Righteousness, or "צְדָקָה" (tsedaqah) in Hebrew, is a key theme in the biblical narrative, representing justice, moral integrity, and right relationships. In the context of this verse, the hills bringing righteousness suggests that the natural world is a conduit for God's moral order. The righteousness that the hills bring is not just a personal virtue but a societal one, where justice and equity are established and maintained. This reflects the biblical vision of a world where God's justice is manifest in the social and communal structures of His people.

(3) The mountains . . .--Better, literally, Let the mountains and the hills bring forth to the people peace in (or by) righteousness. This imperative sense, instead of the future, is by most modern commentators preserved throughout the psalm. The LXX. give it here and in Psalm 72:17, but else use the future.

The verb here employed (properly meaning "lift up") is used in Ezekiel 17:8, for "bearing fruit," and in Isaiah 32:17 peace is described as the natural work or fruit of righteousness. (Comp. Psalm 85:10.) For the same prominence given to its hills as the characteristic feature of Palestine, a land which is "not only mountainous, but a heap of mountains," comp. Joel 3:18. . . .

Verse 3. - The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. Through the general establishment prominent features.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
May the mountains
הָרִ֓ים (hā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

bring
יִשְׂא֤וּ (yiś·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

peace
שָׁ֘ל֥וֹם (šā·lō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

to the people
לָעָ֑ם (lā·‘ām)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and the hills
וּ֝גְבָע֗וֹת (ū·ḡə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1389: A hillock

[bring] righteousness.
בִּצְדָקָֽה׃ (biṣ·ḏā·qāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively


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