Psalms 72

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

For Solomon. O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto 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 thine afflicted with judgment.

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, by righteousness.

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

He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children 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 as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.

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

He shall 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 shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.

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

And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto 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;

The dwellers in the desert 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 presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:

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

Yea, all kings shall bow 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 who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

13 He Pitieth the weak and the needy, And, the lives of the needy, he Saveth:

He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and 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 souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be 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 he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.

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 corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb 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 for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves 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 Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth 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 for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen.

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

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.