Psalms 72

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

A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son;

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

That he may judge Thy people with righteousness, and Thy poor with justice.

3 For the mountains shall bring forth peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.

Let the mountains bear peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness.

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

May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

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

They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

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

May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

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

In his days let the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

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

May he have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River unto the ends of the earth.

9 They that dwell in the desert shall bow before him, And his enemies shall lick the dust.

Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish 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 render tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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

Yea, all kings shall prostrate themselves before him; all nations shall serve him.

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

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

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

He will have pity on the poor and needy, and the souls of the needy he will save.

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

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence, and precious will their blood be in his sight;

15 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.

That they may live, and that he may give them of the gold of Sheba, that they may pray for him continually, yea, bless him all the day.

16 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.

May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the mountains; may his fruit rustle like Lebanon; and may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth.

17 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.

May his name endure for ever; may his name be continued as long as the sun; may men also bless themselves by him; may all nations call him happy.

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

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

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

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

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

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.