Psalms 72
1 A psalm of Solomon. Give the king your righteous decrees, God, your righteousness to the king's son.
BY SOLOMON. O God, give Your judgments to the king, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
2 May he judge your people with righteousness and your poor with justice.
He judges Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with judgment.
3 May the mountains produce peace for the people; may the hills produce righteousness.
The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
4 May he judge the poor of the people; may he save the children of the needy and break in pieces the oppressor.
He judges the poor of the people, Gives deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruises the oppressor.
5 May they honor you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon lasts throughout all generations.
They fear You with the sun, and before the moon, Generation—generations.
6 May he come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
He comes down as rain on mown grass, As showers—sprinkling the earth.
7 May the righteous flourish in his days, and may there be an abundance of peace till the moon is no more.
The righteous flourish in His days, And abundance of peace until the moon is not.
8 May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
And He rules from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 May those who live in the wilderness bow down before him; may his enemies lick the dust.
Desert-dwellers bow before Him, And His enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the islands render tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
Kings of Tarshish and of the islands send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba bring a reward near.
11 Indeed, may all kings fall down before him; may all nations serve him.
And all kings bow themselves to Him, All nations serve Him,
12 For he helps the needy person who cries out and the poor person who has no other helper.
For He delivers the needy who cries, And the poor when he has no helper,
13 He has pity on the poor and needy, and he saves the lives of needy people.
He has pity on the poor and needy, And He saves the souls of the needy,
14 He redeems their lives from oppression and violence, and their blood is precious in his sight.
He redeems their soul from fraud and from violence, And their blood is precious in His eyes.
15 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.
And He lives, and the gold of Sheba [is] given to Him, And prayer is continually made for Him, All day He is continually blessed.
16 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.
There is a handful of grain in the earth, On the top of mountains, Its fruit shakes like Lebanon, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.
17 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.
His Name is for all time, Before the sun is His Name continued, And they bless themselves in Him, All nations pronounce Him blessed.
18 May Yahweh God, the God of Israel, be blessed, who alone does wonderful things.
Blessed is YHWH God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
19 May his glorious name be blessed forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
And blessed [is] the Name of His glory for all time, And the whole earth is filled [with] His glory. Amen and amen!
20 The prayers of David son of Jesse are finished.
The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
