Psalms 72
1 Of Solomon. Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.
“For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!
2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.
Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.
3 May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.
For the mountains shall bring forth peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.
4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.
He shall defend the oppressed of the people; He shall save the needy, And break in pieces the oppressor.
5 May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon shall endure, From generation to generation.
6 May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.
He shall be like rain descending on the mown field, —Like showers which water the earth.
7 In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.
In his days shall the righteous flourish, And great shall be their prosperity, as long as the moon shall endure.
8 Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
He shall have dominion from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.
They that dwell in the desert shall bow before him, And his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts;
11 Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.
For he shall deliver the poor who crieth for aid, And the oppressed who hath no helper.
13 He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.
He shall spare the weak and needy, And save the lives of the poor.
14 He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.
He shall redeem them from deceit and violence, And their blood shall be precious in his sight.
15 May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.
He shall prosper, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; Prayer also shall be made for him continually, And daily shall he be praised.
16 May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.
There shall be an abundance of corn in the land; Its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, even on the tops of the mountains; And they of the cities shall flourish as the grass of the earth.
17 May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun. By him shall men bless themselves; All nations shall call him blessed.
18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.
[[Praised be God, Jehovah, the God of Israel, Who alone doeth wonderful things!
19 Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.
Praised be his glorious name for ever! May his glory fill the whole earth! Amen, Amen!
20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
Here end the Psalms of David, the son of Jesse.]]
