Psalms 72
1 Of Solomon. Give the king, O God, your own spirit of justice your spirit of right to the son of the king,
By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
2 that with right he may judge your people, and your downtrodden ones with justice.
He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
3 May the mountains bear weal for the people, and the hills yield fruits of justice.
The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
4 The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.
He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
5 May he live as long as the sun, while the moon shines – for ages and ages.
They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.
6 May he be like the rain on the meadow, like showers that water the earth.
He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.
7 In his days may justice flourish, and welfare abound, till the moon be no more.
Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
8 May he reign from ocean to ocean, from the river to the ends of the earth.
And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
9 May his foes bow down before him, his enemies lick the dust.
Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
10 May tribute be rendered by kings of the isles and of Tarshish; may gifts be brought by the kings of Sheba and Seba.
Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.
11 May all kings fall prostrate before him, and all nations yield him their service.
And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,
12 For he saves the poor when he cries, the helpless and the downtrodden.
For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
13 He pities the weak and the poor, he saves the lives of the poor.
He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
14 He redeems them from wrong and from violence, for dear is their blood in his sight.
From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
15 Long may he live; and may gold of Sheba be given him; prayer, too, be made for him ceaselessly, all the day long may men bless him.
And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.
16 May the land have abundance of corn, to the tops of the hills may it wave. May the fruit thereof flourish like Lebanon, may men spring from the city like grass of the earth.
There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.
17 May his name be blessed forever, may his fame endure as the sun. May all nations envy his blessedness, all tribes of the earth call him happy.
His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.
18 Blest be the Lord God, Israel’s God, who alone does wonders;
Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
19 And blest be forever his glorious name. Let all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!
20 Here end the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
