Psalms 72

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

“By Solomon.” O God, give unto the king thy decisions, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

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

He shall decide for thy people with righteousness, and for thy afflicted with justice.

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

The mountains shall bear peace for the people, and the hills [the same], through righteousness.

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

He shall judge the afflicted of the people, he shall give help to the children of the needy; but he shall crush 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 the sun shineth, and in the presence of the moon, throughout all generations.

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 upon the mown grass, as showers which are dropping on 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 [shall be] till the moon shall 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.

Before him shall bend down those that dwell in the wilderness; 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 Tharshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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

Yea, there shall bow down before him all kings: 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 when he crieth; the afflicted also, who hath no helper.

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

He will spare the poor and needy; and the souls of the needy will he assist.

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

From wrong and violence will he deliver their soul; and precious shall their blood be 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.

And he shall live; and he will give him of the gold of Sheba: and he will pray in his behalf continually; all the time will he bless him.

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 an abundance of corn in the land; upon the top of the mountains its fruit shall shake like [the trees of] Lebanon; and [men] shall blossom out of the city like herbs 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 will endure for ever; in the presence of the sun his name shall flourish: and men shall bless themselves with him: all nations shall call him happy.

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

Blessed be the Lord the God, the God of Israel, who alone doth 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 he his glorious name for ever; and with his glory may the whole earth be filled: Amen, and Amen.

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

Here are ended the prayers of David the son of Jesse.