Psalms 72
1 For Solomon. O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Of Solomon. Give the king, O God, your own spirit of justice your spirit of right to the son of the king,
2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.
that with right he may judge your people, and your downtrodden ones with justice.
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness.
May the mountains bear weal for the people, and the hills yield fruits of justice.
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.
The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.
5 They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.
May he live as long as the sun, while the moon shines – for ages and ages.
6 He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
May he be like the rain on the meadow, like showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.
In his days may justice flourish, and welfare abound, till the moon be no more.
8 And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
May he reign from ocean to ocean, 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.
May his foes bow down before him, his enemies lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:
May tribute be rendered by kings of the isles and of Tarshish; may gifts be brought by the kings of Sheba and Seba.
11 Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.
May all kings fall prostrate before him, and all nations yield him their service.
12 For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;
For he saves the poor when he cries, the helpless and the downtrodden.
13 He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:
He pities the weak and the poor, he saves the lives of the poor.
14 He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
He redeems them from wrong and from violence, for dear is their blood in his sight.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!
Blest be the Lord God, Israel’s God, 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 blest be forever his glorious name. Let all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Here end the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
