Psalms 72

1 Solomon’s. O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;

Of Solomon. Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

2 May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;

May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills [be laden] with righteousness;

May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.

4 May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

5 Let men revere thee, With the sun, And in presence of the moon, Unto the remotest generation.

May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.

6 Let him come down, Like rain on fields to be mown, Like myriad drops on land to be reaped.

May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.

7 May righteousness, in his days, blossom forth, And abundance of peace, till there be no moon.

In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

8 So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River ["Euphrates"] unto the ends of the earth;

Let his kingdom be 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;

Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in 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;

Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.

11 Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;

Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.

12 Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, who hath no helper;

For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a 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 be the saviour of those who are in need.

14 From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their blood in his sight.

He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

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.

May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.

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.

May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the 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!

May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.

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, the only doer of wonders.

19 And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times age-abiding, —And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!

Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.

20 Ended are the prayers of David, son of Jesse.

The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.