Psalms 72

1 For Solomon. O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

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

2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.

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

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

Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to your people:

4 He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

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

5 They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.

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

6 He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

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

7 In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.

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

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

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

9 The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:

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

11 Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.

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

12 For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

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

13 He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:

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

14 He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

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

15 And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.

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.

16 There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.

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.

17 His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

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.

18 Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!

Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders.

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

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.

20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.