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 your righteous decrees, God, your righteousness to the king's son.
2 He will judge people your with righteousness and poor [people] your with justice.
May he judge your people with righteousness and your poor with justice.
3 They will carry mountains peace to the people and hills in righteousness.
May the mountains produce peace for the people; may the hills produce 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; may he save the children of the needy and break in pieces the oppressor.
5 People will fear you with [the] sun and before [the] moon generation of generations.
May they honor you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon lasts 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 on the mown grass, like 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.
May the righteous flourish in his days, and may there be an abundance of peace till the moon is 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 from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Before him they will bow down desert-dwellers and enemies his dust they will lick up.
May those who live in the wilderness bow down before him; may 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.
May the kings of Tarshish and of the islands render tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
11 And they may bow down to him all kings all nations they will serve him.
Indeed, may all kings fall down before him; may all nations 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 helps the needy person who cries out and the poor person who has no other helper.
13 He will have compassion on [the] poor and [the] needy and [the] lives of needy [people] he will save.
He has pity on the poor and needy, and he saves the lives of needy people.
14 From oppression and from violence he will redeem life their and may be precious blood their in view his.
He redeems their lives from oppression and violence, and their blood is precious 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.
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 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 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 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 forever; may his name continue as long as the sun; may people be blessed in him; may all nations call him blessed.
18 [be] blessed - Yahweh God [the] God of Israel [who] does wonders to only him.
May Yahweh God, the God of Israel, be blessed, who alone does wonderful 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.
May his glorious name be blessed forever, and may 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 son of Jesse are finished.
