Psalms 72

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

By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

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

He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

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

The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

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 judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

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

They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.

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

He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.

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

Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

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

And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

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

Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And 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:

Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

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

And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

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

For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

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

He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

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

From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

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 liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth 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.

There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb 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.

His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

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

Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing 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] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!

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

The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.