< Psalms 72 >
1 Of Solomon - O God judgments your to [the] king give and righteousness your to [the] son of [the] king.
A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son;
2 He will judge people your with righteousness and poor [people] your with justice.
That he may judge Thy people with righteousness, and Thy poor with justice.
3 They will carry mountains peace to the people and hills in righteousness.
Let the mountains bear peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness.
4 He will judge - [the] poor [people] of [the] people he will save [the] children of [the] needy so he may crush [the] oppressor.
May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
5 People will fear you with [the] sun and before [the] moon generation of generations.
They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6 He will come down like rain on mown grass like copious showers dropping of [the] earth.
May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
7 He will flourish in days his [the] righteous and abundance of well-being [will be] until not [the] moon.
In his days let the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
8 And may he rule from sea to sea and from [the] river to [the] ends of [the] earth.
May he have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River unto the ends of the earth.
9 Before him they will bow down desert-dwellers and enemies his dust they will lick up.
Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust.
10 [the] kings of Tarshish and [the] islands tribute they will pay [the] kings of Sheba and Seba a gift they will bring near.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 And they may bow down to him all kings all nations they will serve him.
Yea, all kings shall prostrate themselves before him; all nations shall serve him.
12 For he will deliver [the] needy [who] cries for help and [the] poor and not a helper [belongs] to him.
For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He will have compassion on [the] poor and [the] needy and [the] lives of needy [people] he will save.
He will have pity on the poor and needy, and the souls of the needy he will save.
14 From oppression and from violence he will redeem life their and may be precious blood their in view his.
He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence, and precious will their blood be in his sight;
15 And may he live and he may give to him some of [the] gold of Sheba and [may] someone pray for him continually all the day may someone bless him.
That they may live, and that he may give them of the gold of Sheba, that they may pray for him continually, yea, bless him all the day.
16 May it be an abundance of grain - in the land on [the] top of [the] mountains may it wave like Lebanon fruit its and may people blossom from [the] city like [the] vegetation of the earth.
May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the mountains; may his fruit rustle like Lebanon; and may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth.
17 May it be name his for ever before [the] sun (may it increase *Q(K)*) name his and may they bless themselves by him all nations may they call blessed him.
May his name endure for ever; may his name be continued as long as the sun; may men also bless themselves by him; may all nations call him happy.
18 [be] blessed - Yahweh God [the] God of Israel [who] does wonders to only him.
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things;
19 And [be] blessed - [the] name of glory his for ever and may it be filled glory his 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 They are finished [the] prayers of David [the] son of Jesse.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.