Psalms 72
1 “For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!
By Solomon. God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
2 Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.
He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
3 For the mountains shall bring forth peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
4 He shall defend the oppressed of the people; He shall save the needy, And break in pieces the oppressor.
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon shall endure, From generation to generation.
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6 He shall be like rain descending on the mown field, —Like showers which water the earth.
He will come down like rain on 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, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
8 He shall have dominion from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 They that dwell in the desert shall bow before him, And his enemies shall lick the dust.
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall 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 islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
Yes, all kings shall fall down 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 cries; the poor, who has 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. He will save the souls of the needy.
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. Their blood will be precious 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.
He will live; and Sheba’s gold will be given to him. Men will pray for him continually. They will bless him all day long.
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.
Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
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.
His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
18 [[Praised be God, Jehovah, the God of Israel, Who alone doeth wonderful things!
Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvellous deeds.
19 Praised be his glorious name for ever! May his glory fill the whole earth! Amen, Amen!
Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
20 Here end the Psalms of David, the son of Jesse.]]
This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.
