Psalms 72
1 Solomon’s. O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
A psalm of Solomon. Give the king your righteous decrees, God, your righteousness to the king's son.
2 May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;
May he 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;
May the mountains produce peace for the people; may the hills produce righteousness.
4 May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.
May he judge the poor of the people; may he save the children of 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.
May they honor you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon lasts throughout 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 mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
7 May righteousness, in his days, blossom forth, And abundance of peace, till there be no moon.
May the righteous flourish in his days, and may there be an 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;
May he 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;
May those who live in the wilderness bow down before him; may his enemies 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;
May the kings of Tarshish and of the islands render tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
11 Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;
Indeed, may all kings fall down before him; may all nations serve him.
12 Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, who hath no helper;
For he helps the needy person who cries out and the poor person who has no other helper.
13 He Pitieth the weak and the needy, And, the lives of the needy, he Saveth:
He has pity on the poor and needy, and he saves the lives of needy people.
14 From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their blood in his sight.
He redeems their lives from oppression and violence, and their blood is 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.
May he live! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May people always pray for him; may God 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.
May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the mountaintops may their crops wave. May the fruit of it be like Lebanon; may the people flourish in the cities 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!
May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun; may people be blessed in him; may all nations call him blessed.
18 Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, —Who doeth wondrous things by himself alone;
May Yahweh God, the God of Israel, be blessed, who alone does 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!
May his glorious name be blessed forever, and may 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 son of Jesse are finished.
