Psalms 72
1 A Psalm according to Solomon.
Of Solomon. Give the king, O God, your own spirit of justice your spirit of right to the son of the king,
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.
that with right he may judge your people, and your downtrodden ones with justice.
3 Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.
May the mountains bear weal for the people, and the hills yield fruits of justice.
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.
The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.
5 And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.
May he live as long as the sun, while the moon shines – for ages and ages.
6 He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.
May he be like the rain on the meadow, like 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 may justice flourish, and welfare abound, till the moon be no more.
8 And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.
May he reign from ocean to ocean, 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.
May his foes bow down before him, his enemies lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.
May tribute be rendered by kings of the isles and of Tarshish; may gifts be brought by the kings of Sheba and Seba.
11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him.
May all kings fall prostrate before him, and all nations yield him their service.
12 For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper.
For he saves the poor when he cries, the helpless and the downtrodden.
13 He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.
He pities the weak and the poor, he saves the lives of the poor.
14 He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight.
He redeems them from wrong and from violence, for dear is their blood 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.
Long may he live; and may gold of Sheba be given him; prayer, too, be made for him ceaselessly, all the day long may men bless him.
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 the land have abundance of corn, to the tops of the hills may it wave. May the fruit thereof flourish like Lebanon, may men spring from the city 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.
May his name be blessed forever, may his fame endure as the sun. May all nations envy his blessedness, all tribes of the earth call him happy.
18 Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
Blest be the Lord God, Israel’s God, who alone does wonders;
19 And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen.
And blest be forever his glorious name. Let all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.
Here end the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
