Psalms 72
1 Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
A Psalm according to Solomon.
2 May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
Give your judgment, O God, to the king, and your justice to the king’s son, to judge your people with justice and your poor with judgment.
3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.
4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
He will judge the poor of the people, and he will bring salvation to the sons of the poor. And he will humble the false accuser.
5 May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.
6 May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.
7 May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
In his days, justice will rise like the sun, with abundance of peace, until the moon is taken away.
8 May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.
9 May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.
10 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.
11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him.
12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper.
13 He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.
14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight.
15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.
And he will live, and to him will be given from the gold of Arabia, and by him they will always adore. They will bless him all day long.
16 May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.
And there will be a firmament on earth, at the summits of mountains: its fruits will be extolled above Lebanon, and those of the city will flourish like the grass of the earth.
17 May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
May his name be blessed forever; may his name remain before the sun. And all the tribes of the earth will be blessed in him. All nations will magnify him.
18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
19 And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen.
20 Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.
