Psalms 72
1 A psalm on 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 to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.
that with right he may judge your people, and your downtrodden ones with justice.
3 Let the mountains receive 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 shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble 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 And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.
May he live as long as the sun, while the moon shines – for ages and ages.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.
May he be like the rain on the meadow, like showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.
In his days may justice flourish, and welfare abound, till the moon be no more.
8 And he shall rule 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 Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.
May his foes bow down before him, his enemies lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall 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 kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.
May all kings fall prostrate before him, and all nations yield him their service.
12 For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.
For he saves the poor when he cries, the helpless and the downtrodden.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.
He pities the weak and the poor, he saves the lives of the poor.
14 He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable 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 Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day.
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 shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted: and they of the city shall 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 Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall 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 be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things.
Blest be the Lord God, Israel’s God, who alone does wonders;
19 And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.
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, are ended.
Here end the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
