Psalms 72

1 A psalm of Solomon. God, please give the king fairness, and give the king's son the ability to do what's right.

A Psalme of Salomon. Give thy iudgements to the King, O God, and thy righteousnesse to the Kings sonne.

2 May he rightly judge your people, and may he be fair to the poor.

Then shall he iudge thy people in righteousnesse, and thy poore with equitie.

3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring goodness.

The mountaines and the hilles shall bring peace to the people by iustice.

4 May he defend the poor and save their children, may he crush those who oppress them.

He shall iudge the poore of the people: he shall saue the children of the needie, and shall subdue the oppressor.

5 May they respect him as long as the sun and the moon shine above, for all generations.

They shall feare thee as long as the sunne and moone endureth, from generatio to generation.

6 May his reign be like rain falling on new grass, like showers that water the earth.

He shall come downe like the rayne vpon the mowen grasse, and as the showres that water the earth.

7 May those who live right prosper under his rule; may there be great prosperity until the moon is no more.

In his dayes shall the righteous florish, and abundance of peace shalbe so long as the moone endureth.

8 May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.

His dominion shall be also from sea to sea, and from the Riuer vnto the endes of the land.

9 Desert tribes will kneel before him; and his enemies will bite the dust.

They that dwell in ye wildernes, shall kneele before him, and his enemies shall licke the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring him tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him with gifts.

The Kings of Tarshish and of the yles shall bring presents: the Kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring giftes.

11 Every king will bow down to him; every nation will serve him.

Yea, all Kings shall worship him: all nations shall serue him.

12 He will help the poor when they cry out to him, and help those who are suffering that have no one to support them.

For he shall deliuer the poore when he cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.

13 He has pity on the poor and needy—he saves their lives!

He shalbe mercifull to the poore and needie, and shall preserue the soules of the poore.

14 He rescues them from violence and oppression, for their lives mean so much to him.

He shall redeeme their soules from deceite and violence, and deare shall their blood be in his sight.

15 May he live long! May the gold from Sheba be given to him. May people always pray for him and bless him all day long.

Yea, he shall liue, and vnto him shall they giue of the golde of Sheba: they shall also pray for him continually, and dayly blesse him.

16 May there be plenty of grain in the land, even growing on mountain-tops. May the fruit on the trees sway like the trees of Lebanon. May the people in the city flourish like grass in a field.

An handfull of corne shall be sowen in the earth, euen in the toppe of the mountaines, and the fruite thereof shall shake like the trees of Lebanon: and the children shall florish out of the citie like the grasse of the earth.

17 May his fame live forever, may it last as long as the sun. May all nations be blessed through him, and may they praise him.

His name shall be for euer: his name shall indure as long as the sunne: all nations shall blesse him, and be blessed in him.

18 Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who is the only one who can do such fantastic things!

Blessed be the Lord God, euen the God of Israel, which onely doeth wonderous things.

19 Praise his wonderful nature forever! May the whole world be full of his glory! Amen and amen!

And blessed be his glorious Name for euer: and let all the earth be filled with his glorie. So be it, euen so be it.

20 (This is the end of the psalms of David, son of Jesse.)

HERE END THE prayers of Dauid, the sonne of Ishai.