Psalms 72

1 By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

For Solomon. O God, give thy judgment to the king, and thy righteousness to the king's son;

2 He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

[that he may] judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

3 The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to thy people:

4 He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

5 They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.

And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.

6 He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.

He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling upon the earth.

7 Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

In his days shall righteousness spring up; and abundance of peace till the moon be removed.

8 And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

9 Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

10 Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Saba shall offer gifts.

11 And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

And all kings shall worship him; all the Gentiles shall serve him.

12 For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; and the needy who had no helper.

13 He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall deliver the souls of the needy.

14 From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice: and their name [shall be] precious before him.

15 And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.

And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and [men] shall pray for him continually; [and] all the day shall they praise him.

16 There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.

There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: the fruit thereof shall be exalted above Libanus, and they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.

17 His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

Let his name be blessed for ever: his name shall endure longer than the sun: and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

18 Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders.

19 And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!

And blessed is his glorious name for ever, even for ever and ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his glory. So be it, so be it.

20 The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.

The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.