Psalms 72
1 By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
“For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!
2 He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.
3 The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
For the mountains shall bring forth peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.
4 He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
He shall defend the oppressed of the people; He shall save the needy, And break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon shall endure, From generation to generation.
6 He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.
He shall be like rain descending on the mown field, —Like showers which water 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 great shall be their prosperity, as long as the moon shall endure.
8 And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
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.
They that dwell in the desert shall bow 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 Tarshish 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, all kings shall fall down before 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 who crieth for aid, And the oppressed who hath no helper.
13 He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
He shall spare the weak and needy, And save the lives of the poor.
14 From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
He shall redeem them from deceit and violence, And their blood shall be precious 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.
He shall prosper, 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.
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; Its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, even on the tops of the mountains; And they of the cities shall flourish as 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.
His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun. By him shall men bless themselves; All nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
[[Praised be God, Jehovah, the God of Israel, Who alone doeth 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!
Praised be his glorious name for ever! May his glory fill the whole earth! Amen, Amen!
20 The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
Here end the Psalms of David, the son of Jesse.]]
