Psalms 72
1 A Psalm according to Solomon.
Of Solomon. Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.
2 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.
May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.
3 Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.
May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.
4 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.
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.
5 And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.
May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.
6 He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.
May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days, justice will rise like the sun, with abundance of peace, until the moon is taken away.
In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.
8 And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.
Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.
Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.
Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.
11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him.
Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.
12 For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper.
For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.
13 He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.
He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.
14 He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight.
He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.
15 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.
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.
16 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.
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.
17 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.
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.
18 Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.
19 And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen.
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.
20 The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
