Psalms 72
1 Solomon’s. O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.
2 May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;
He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with justice.
3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills [be laden] with righteousness;
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, in righteousness.
4 May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the sons of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.
5 Let men revere thee, With the sun, And in presence of the moon, Unto the remotest generation.
They shall fear thee while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6 Let him come down, Like rain on fields to be mown, Like myriad drops on land to be reaped.
He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
7 May righteousness, in his days, blossom forth, And abundance of peace, till there be no moon.
In his days righteousness shall flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon is no more.
8 So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River ["Euphrates"] unto the ends of the earth;
He shall also have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick;
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the Coastlands, A gift, let them render, The kings of Sheba and Seba, A present, let them bring;
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
12 Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, who hath no helper;
For he will deliver a needy man when he cries, and a poor man, who has no helper.
13 He Pitieth the weak and the needy, And, the lives of the needy, he Saveth:
He will have pity on a poor and needy man, and he will save the souls of the needy.
14 From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their blood in his sight.
He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. And their blood will be precious in his sight,
15 Let him live, then! And be there given unto him of the gold of Sheba, —Let prayer also be offered for him continually, All the day, let him be blessed.
and they shall live. And to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. And men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all the day long.
16 May there be an abundance of corn in the earth, in the top of the mountains, —Let the fruit thereof, wave like Lebanon, And they of the city bloom like the fresh shoots of the earth.
There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains. The fruit of it shall shake like Lebanon. And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17 May his Name be age-abiding, In the presence of the sun, let his Name flourish, —And may all the families of the ground bless themselves in him, All nations, pronounce him happy!
His name shall endure forever. 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 be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, —Who doeth wondrous things by himself alone;
Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
19 And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times age-abiding, —And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!
And blessed be his glorious name forever. And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Truly, and Truly.
20 Ended are the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
