Psalms 72
1 A Psalme of Salomon. Give thy iudgements to the King, O God, and thy righteousnesse to the Kings sonne.
Of Solomon. Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.
2 Then shall he iudge thy people in righteousnesse, and thy poore with equitie.
May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.
3 The mountaines and the hilles shall bring peace to the people by iustice.
May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.
4 He shall iudge the poore of the people: he shall saue the children of the needie, and shall subdue the oppressor.
May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.
5 They shall feare thee as long as the sunne and moone endureth, from generatio to generation.
May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.
6 He shall come downe like the rayne vpon the mowen grasse, and as the showres that water the earth.
May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.
7 In his dayes shall the righteous florish, and abundance of peace shalbe so long as the moone endureth.
In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.
8 His dominion shall be also from sea to sea, and from the Riuer vnto the endes of the land.
Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 They that dwell in ye wildernes, shall kneele before him, and his enemies shall licke the dust.
Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.
10 The Kings of Tarshish and of the yles shall bring presents: the Kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring giftes.
Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.
11 Yea, all Kings shall worship him: all nations shall serue him.
Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.
12 For he shall deliuer the poore when he cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.
For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.
13 He shalbe mercifull to the poore and needie, and shall preserue the soules of the poore.
He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.
14 He shall redeeme their soules from deceite and violence, and deare shall their blood be in his sight.
He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.
15 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.
May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.
16 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.
May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.
17 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.
May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, euen the God of Israel, which onely doeth wonderous things.
Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.
19 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.
Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.
20 HERE END THE prayers of Dauid, the sonne of Ishai.
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
