Psalms 72
1 Solomon’s. O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
“For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!
2 May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;
Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.
3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills [be laden] with righteousness;
For the mountains shall bring forth peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.
4 May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.
He shall defend the oppressed of the people; He shall save the needy, And 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 the sun and moon shall 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 be like rain descending on the mown field, —Like showers which 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 great shall be their prosperity, as long as the moon shall endure.
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 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;
They that dwell 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 bring presents; 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 shall deliver the poor who crieth for aid, And the oppressed who hath no helper.
13 He Pitieth the weak and the needy, And, the lives of the needy, he Saveth:
He shall spare the weak and needy, And save the lives of the poor.
14 From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their blood in his sight.
He shall redeem them from deceit and violence, And their blood shall 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 shall prosper, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; Prayer also shall be made for him continually, And daily shall he be praised.
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 an abundance of corn in the land; Its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, even on the tops of the mountains; And they of the cities shall flourish as 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!
His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun. By him shall men bless themselves; All nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, —Who doeth wondrous things by himself alone;
[[Praised be God, Jehovah, the God of Israel, Who alone doeth wonderful things!
19 And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times age-abiding, —And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!
Praised be his glorious name for ever! May his glory fill the whole earth! Amen, Amen!
20 Ended are the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
Here end the Psalms of David, the son of Jesse.]]
