Psalms 72

1 For Solomon. O God, give your judgment to the king, and your righteousness to the king's son;

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

2 [that he may] judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgment.

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

3 Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to your people:

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

4 he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

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

5 And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.

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

6 He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling upon the earth.

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

7 In his days shall righteousness spring up; and abundance of peace till the moon be removed.

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

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

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

9 The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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

10 The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Saba shall offer gifts.

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

11 And all kings shall worship him; all the Gentiles shall serve him.

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

12 For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; and the needy who had no helper.

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

13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall deliver the souls of the needy.

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

14 He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice: and their name [shall be] precious before him.

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

15 And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and [men] shall pray for him continually; [and] all the day shall they praise him.

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.

16 There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: the fruit thereof shall be exalted above Libanus, and they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.

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.

17 Let his name be blessed for ever: his name shall endure longer than the sun: and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

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.

18 Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders.

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

19 And blessed is his glorious name for ever, even for ever and ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his glory. So be it, 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 The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.