Psalms 72

1 Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

Solomon’s. O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;

2 May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;

3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.

May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills [be laden] with righteousness;

4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.

5 May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

Let men revere thee, With the sun, And in presence of the moon, Unto the remotest generation.

6 May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.

Let him come down, Like rain on fields to be mown, Like myriad drops on land to be reaped.

7 May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.

May righteousness, in his days, blossom forth, And abundance of peace, till there be no moon.

8 May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River ["Euphrates"] unto the ends of the earth;

9 May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick;

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 of the Coastlands, A gift, let them render, The kings of Sheba and Seba, A present, let them bring;

11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.

Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;

12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, who hath no helper;

13 He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

He Pitieth the weak and the needy, And, the lives of the needy, he Saveth:

14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their blood 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.

Let him live, then! And be there given unto him of the gold of Sheba, —Let prayer also be offered for him continually, All the day, let him be 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.

May there be an abundance of corn in the earth, in the top of the mountains, —Let the fruit thereof, wave like Lebanon, And they of the city bloom like the fresh shoots 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 age-abiding, In the presence of the sun, let his Name flourish, —And may all the families of the ground bless themselves in him, All nations, pronounce him happy!

18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, —Who doeth wondrous things by himself alone;

19 And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.

And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times age-abiding, —And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!

20 Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Ended are the prayers of David, son of Jesse.