Psalms 72
1 Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
BY SOLOMON. O God, give Your judgments to the king, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
2 May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
He judges Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with judgment.
3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
He judges the poor of the people, Gives deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruises the oppressor.
5 May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
They fear You with the sun, and before the moon, Generation—generations.
6 May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
He comes down as rain on mown grass, As showers—sprinkling the earth.
7 May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
The righteous flourish in His days, And abundance of peace until the moon is not.
8 May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
And He rules from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
Desert-dwellers bow before Him, And His enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
Kings of Tarshish and of the islands send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba bring a reward near.
11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
And all kings bow themselves to Him, All nations serve Him,
12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
For He delivers the needy who cries, And the poor when he has no helper,
13 He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
He has pity on the poor and needy, And He saves the souls of the needy,
14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
He redeems their soul from fraud and from violence, And their blood is precious in His eyes.
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 lives, and the gold of Sheba [is] given to Him, And prayer is continually made for Him, All day He is continually blessed.
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.
There is a handful of grain in the earth, On the top of mountains, Its fruit shakes like Lebanon, And they flourish out of the city as the herb 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.
His Name is for all time, Before the sun is His Name continued, And they bless themselves in Him, All nations pronounce Him blessed.
18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Blessed is YHWH God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
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 glory for all time, And the whole earth is filled [with] His glory. Amen and amen!
20 Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
