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 Your judgments to the king, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

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

He judges Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with judgment.

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

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

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

He judges the poor of the people, Gives deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruises the oppressor.

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

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

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

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

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

The righteous flourish in His days, And abundance of peace until the moon is not.

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

And He rules 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.

Desert-dwellers bow before Him, And His enemies lick the dust.

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

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

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

And all kings bow themselves to Him, All nations serve Him,

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

For He delivers the needy who cries, And the poor when he has no helper,

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

He has pity on the poor and needy, And He saves the souls of the needy,

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

He redeems their soul from fraud and from violence, And their blood is precious 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 lives, and the gold of Sheba [is] given to Him, And prayer is continually made for Him, All day He is continually blessed.

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 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 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 is for all time, Before the sun is His Name continued, And they bless themselves in Him, All nations pronounce Him blessed.

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

Blessed is YHWH God, God of Israel, He alone is doing 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] 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 have been ended.

The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.