Psalms 72

1 [A Psalm] for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.

Of Solomon - O God judgments your to [the] king give and righteousness your to [the] son of [the] king.

2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

He will judge people your with righteousness and poor [people] your with justice.

3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

They will carry mountains peace to the people and hills in righteousness.

4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

He will judge - [the] poor [people] of [the] people he will save [the] children of [the] needy so he may crush [the] oppressor.

5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

People will fear you with [the] sun and before [the] moon generation of generations.

6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth.

He will come down like rain on mown grass like copious showers dropping of [the] earth.

7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

He will flourish in days his [the] righteous and abundance of well-being [will be] until not [the] moon.

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

And may he rule from sea to sea and from [the] river to [the] ends of [the] earth.

9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Before him they will bow down desert-dwellers and enemies his dust they will lick up.

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

[the] kings of Tarshish and [the] islands tribute they will pay [the] kings of Sheba and Seba a gift they will bring near.

11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

And they may bow down to him all kings all nations they will serve him.

12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.

For he will deliver [the] needy [who] cries for help and [the] poor and not a helper [belongs] to him.

13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

He will have compassion on [the] poor and [the] needy and [the] lives of needy [people] he will save.

14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall be their blood in his sight.

From oppression and from violence he will redeem life their and may be precious blood their in view his.

15 And he shall live, 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.

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.

16 There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit of it shall shake like Lebanon: and [they] of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

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.

17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

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.

18 Blessed [be] the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

[be] blessed - Yahweh God [the] God of Israel [who] does wonders to only him.

19 And blessed [be] his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled [with] his glory; Amen, and amen.

And [be] blessed - [the] name of glory his for ever and may it be filled glory his all the earth amen - and amen.

20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

They are finished [the] prayers of David [the] son of Jesse.