Psalms 72

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen.

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

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.