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,
A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son;
2 that with right he may judge your people, and your downtrodden ones with justice.
That he may judge Thy people with righteousness, and Thy poor with justice.
3 May the mountains bear weal for the people, and the hills yield fruits of justice.
Let the mountains bear peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness.
4 The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.
May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
5 May he live as long as the sun, while the moon shines – for ages and ages.
They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6 May he be like the rain on the meadow, like showers that water the earth.
May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
7 In his days may justice flourish, and welfare abound, till the moon be no more.
In his days let the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
8 May he reign from ocean to ocean, 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 May his foes bow down before him, his enemies lick the dust.
Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; 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.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 May all kings fall prostrate before him, and all nations yield him their service.
Yea, all kings shall prostrate themselves before him; all nations shall serve him.
12 For he saves the poor when he cries, the helpless and the downtrodden.
For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He pities the weak and the poor, he saves 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 redeems them from wrong and from violence, for dear is their blood in his sight.
He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence, and precious will their blood be in his sight;
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Blest be the Lord God, Israel’s God, who alone does wonders;
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things;
19 And blest be forever his glorious name. Let all the earth be 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 Here end the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
