Psalms 72

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

“By Solomon.” O God, give unto the king thy decisions, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

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

He shall decide for thy people with righteousness, and for thy afflicted with justice.

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

The mountains shall bear peace for the people, and the hills [the same], through righteousness.

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

He shall judge the afflicted of the people, he shall give help to the children of the needy; but he shall crush the oppressor.

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

They shall fear thee as long as the sun shineth, and in the presence of 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 mown grass, as showers which are dropping on the earth.

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

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace [shall be] till the moon shall be no more.

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 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 shall bend down those that dwell in the wilderness; 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 Tharshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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

Yea, there shall bow down before him all kings: all nations shall serve him.

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

For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the afflicted also, who hath no helper.

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

He will spare the poor and needy; and the souls of the needy will he assist.

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

From wrong and violence will he deliver their soul; and precious shall their blood be in his eyes.

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 he will give him of the gold of Sheba: and he will pray in his behalf continually; all the time will he bless 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 abundance of corn in the land; upon the top of the mountains its fruit shall shake like [the trees of] Lebanon; and [men] shall blossom out of the city like herbs 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.

His name will endure for ever; in the presence of the sun his name shall flourish: and men shall bless themselves with him: all nations shall call him happy.

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

Blessed be the Lord the God, the God of Israel, who alone doth wondrous 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 he his glorious name for ever; and with his glory may the whole earth be filled: Amen, and Amen.

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

Here are ended the prayers of David the son of Jesse.