Psalms 72

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

A psalm on Solomon.

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

Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.

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

Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.

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, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

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

And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.

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

He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.

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

In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.

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

And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

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

Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.

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 islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:

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

And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.

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

For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that 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 he shall save the souls of the poor.

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

He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.

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 to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day.

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.

And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted: and they of the city shall flourish like the 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 evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.

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

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things.

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 be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.

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

The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.