Psalms 72

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

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

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

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

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

Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to thy people:

4 He shall judge the afflicted of the people, he shall give help to the children of the needy; but he shall crush the oppressor.

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

5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun shineth, and in the presence of the moon, throughout all generations.

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

6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers which are dropping on the earth.

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

7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace [shall be] till the moon shall be no more.

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

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

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

9 Before him shall bend down those that dwell in the wilderness; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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

10 The kings of Tharshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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

11 Yea, there shall bow down before him all kings: all nations shall serve him.

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

12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the afflicted also, who hath no helper.

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

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

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

14 From wrong and violence will he deliver their soul; and precious shall their blood be in his eyes.

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

15 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.

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.

16 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.

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.

17 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.

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.

18 Blessed be the Lord the God, the God of Israel, who alone doth wondrous things.

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

19 And blessed he his glorious name for ever; and with his glory may the whole earth be filled: Amen, and Amen.

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.

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

The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.