Psalms 72

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

BY SOLOMON. O God, give Your judgments to the king, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

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

He judges Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with judgment.

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

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

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 judges the poor of the people, Gives deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruises the oppressor.

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

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

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

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

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

The righteous flourish in His days, And abundance of peace until the moon is not.

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

And He rules 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.

Desert-dwellers bow before Him, And His enemies lick the dust.

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

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

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

And all kings bow themselves to Him, All nations serve Him,

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

For He delivers the needy who cries, And the poor when he has no helper,

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

He has pity on the poor and needy, And He saves 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 redeems their soul from fraud and from violence, And their blood is precious in His eyes.

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 lives, and the gold of Sheba [is] given to Him, And prayer is continually made for Him, All day He is continually blessed.

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 is a handful of grain in the earth, On the top of mountains, Its fruit shakes like Lebanon, And they flourish out of the city as the herb 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.

His Name is for all time, Before the sun is His Name continued, And they bless themselves in Him, All nations pronounce Him blessed.

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

Blessed is YHWH God, God of Israel, He alone is doing 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] the Name of His glory for all time, And the whole earth is filled [with] His glory. Amen and amen!

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

The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.