Psalms 72

1 A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son;

By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

2 That he may judge Thy people with righteousness, and Thy poor with justice.

He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

3 Let the mountains bear peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness.

The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

4 May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

5 They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.

6 May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.

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

Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

8 May he have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River unto the ends of the earth.

And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

9 Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust.

Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

11 Yea, all kings shall prostrate themselves before him; all nations shall serve him.

And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

13 He will have pity on the poor and needy, and the souls of the needy he will save.

He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence, and precious will their blood be in his sight;

From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

15 That they may live, and that he may give them of the gold of Sheba, that they may pray for him continually, yea, bless him all the day.

And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.

16 May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the mountains; may his fruit rustle like Lebanon; and may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth.

There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.

17 May his name endure for ever; may his name be continued as long as the sun; may men also bless themselves by him; may all nations call him happy.

His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things;

Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

19 And blessed be His glorious name for ever; and let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen.

And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!

20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.