Psalms 72

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

“For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!

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

Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.

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

For the mountains shall bring forth 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.

He shall defend the oppressed of the people; He shall save the needy, And break in pieces the oppressor.

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

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

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

He shall be like rain descending on the mown field, —Like showers which water the earth.

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

In his days shall the righteous flourish, And great shall be their prosperity, as long as the moon shall endure.

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

He shall have dominion from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.

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

They that dwell in the desert shall bow before him, And his enemies shall 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 bring presents; 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 fall down 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 shall deliver the poor who crieth for aid, And the oppressed who hath no helper.

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

He shall spare the weak and needy, And save the lives of the poor.

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

He shall redeem them from deceit and violence, And their blood shall be precious 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.

He shall prosper, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; Prayer also shall be made for him continually, And daily shall he be praised.

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.

There shall be an abundance of corn in the land; Its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, even on the tops of the mountains; And they of the cities shall flourish as the 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.

His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun. By him shall men bless themselves; All nations shall call him blessed.

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

[[Praised be God, Jehovah, the God of Israel, Who alone doeth wonderful 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.

Praised be his glorious name for ever! May his glory fill the whole earth! Amen, Amen!

20 The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.

Here end the Psalms of David, the son of Jesse.]]