Psalms 72

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

A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king’s son.

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

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

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

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

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

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

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

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

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

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

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

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

8 And He rules from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.

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

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

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 He has pity on the poor and needy, And He saves the souls of the needy,

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

14 He redeems their soul from fraud and from violence, And their blood is precious in His eyes.

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall be their blood in his sight.

15 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.

And he shall live, 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 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.

There shall be an handful of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains; its fruit shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

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

His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

18 Blessed is YHWH God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

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

19 And blessed [is] the Name of His glory for all time, And the whole earth is filled [with] His glory. Amen and amen!

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

20 The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.