Psalms 72

1 A Psalm according to Solomon.

[By Solomon.] God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal 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 will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

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

The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of 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 will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

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

They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

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

He will come down like rain on 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, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

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, from the River to the farthest parts of the earth.

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

Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. 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 islands will bring tribute. 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.

Yes, 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 will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no 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 needy. He will 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 will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious 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 the gold of Sheba shall be given to him. Men shall pray for him continually. He shall bless him all day long.

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 abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

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 endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.

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

Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

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

Blessed be his glorious name forever. 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.

This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.