Psalms 72
1 A psalm on Solomon.
A psalm of Solomon. Give the king your righteous decrees, God, your righteousness to the king's son.
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.
May he judge your people with righteousness and your poor with justice.
3 Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.
May the mountains produce peace for the people; may the hills produce righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.
May he judge the poor of the people; may he save the children of the needy and break in pieces the oppressor.
5 And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.
May they honor you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon lasts throughout all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.
May he come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.
May the righteous flourish in his days, and may there be an abundance of peace till the moon is no more.
8 And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and 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 those who live in the wilderness bow down before him; may 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 the kings of Tarshish and of the islands render tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
11 And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.
Indeed, may all kings fall down before him; may all nations serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.
For he helps the needy person who cries out and the poor person who has no other helper.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.
He has pity on the poor and needy, and he saves the lives of needy people.
14 He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.
He redeems their lives from oppression and violence, and their blood is precious 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.
May he live! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May people always pray for him; may God bless him all day long.
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 there be abundance of grain in the land; on the mountaintops may their crops wave. May the fruit of it be like Lebanon; may the people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field.
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 endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun; may people be blessed in him; may all nations call him blessed.
18 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things.
May Yahweh God, the God of Israel, be blessed, who alone does wonderful things.
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.
May his glorious name be blessed forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
The prayers of David son of Jesse are finished.
