Psalms 72

1 A Psalm according to Solomon.

GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto 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.

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

3 Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by 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.

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

5 And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

6 He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water 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 shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

8 And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

9 In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him.

Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

12 For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper.

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

13 He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

14 He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight.

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

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.

And he shall live, 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 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.

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like 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.

His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

18 Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

19 And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen.

And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

20 The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.