Psalms 72

1 For Solomon. O God, give thy judgment to the king, and thy righteousness to the king's son;

BY SOLOMON. O God, give Your judgments to the king, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

2 [that he may] judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

He judges Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with judgment.

3 Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to thy people:

The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

4 he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

He judges the poor of the people, Gives deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruises the oppressor.

5 And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.

They fear You with the sun, and before the moon, Generation—generations.

6 He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling upon the earth.

He comes down as rain on mown grass, As showers—sprinkling the earth.

7 In his days shall righteousness spring up; and abundance of peace till the moon be removed.

The righteous flourish in His days, And abundance of peace until the moon is not.

8 And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

And He rules from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.

9 The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Desert-dwellers bow before Him, And His enemies lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Saba shall offer gifts.

Kings of Tarshish and of the islands send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba bring a reward near.

11 And all kings shall worship him; all the Gentiles shall serve him.

And all kings bow themselves to Him, All nations serve Him,

12 For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; and the needy who had no helper.

For He delivers the needy who cries, And the poor when he has no helper,

13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall deliver the souls of the needy.

He has pity on the poor and needy, And He saves the souls of the needy,

14 He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice: and their name [shall be] precious before him.

He redeems their soul from fraud and from violence, And their blood is precious in His eyes.

15 And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and [men] shall pray for him continually; [and] all the day shall they praise him.

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 There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: the fruit thereof shall be exalted above Libanus, and they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.

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 Let his name be blessed for ever: his name shall endure longer than the sun: and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: all nations shall 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 is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders.

Blessed is YHWH God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

19 And blessed is his glorious name for ever, even for ever and ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his glory. So be it, so be it.

And blessed [is] the Name of His glory for all time, And the whole earth is filled [with] His glory. Amen and amen!

20 The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.

The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.