Psalms 72
1 Solomon’s. O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
By Solomon. God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
2 May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;
He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills [be laden] with righteousness;
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of 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 children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
5 Let men revere thee, With the sun, And in presence of the moon, Unto the remotest generation.
They shall fear you 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 on 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, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until 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 have dominion also from sea to sea, 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. 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 islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;
Yes, 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 the needy when he cries; the poor, 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 the poor and needy. 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. 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.
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 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.
Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
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 endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
18 Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, —Who doeth wondrous things by himself alone;
Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times age-abiding, —And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!
Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
20 Ended are the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.
