Psalms 72

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

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

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

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

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

For the mountains shall bring forth peace to the people, And the hills, through 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 shall defend the oppressed of the people; He shall save the needy, And break in pieces the oppressor.

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

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

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

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

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.

They that dwell in the desert shall bow 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 Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts;

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

Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.

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

For he shall deliver the poor who crieth for aid, And the oppressed who hath no helper.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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