Psalms 72

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

[A Psalm] of Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

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

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

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

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, in 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 poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

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

They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, and so long as 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 that 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 abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

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

He shall have dominion also 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.

They that dwell in the wilderness 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 needy when he crieth; and the poor, that hath no helper.

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

He shall have pity on the poor and needy, and the souls of the needy he shall save.

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

He shall redeem their soul from oppression and violence; and precious shall their blood be 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 they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: and men shall pray for him continually; they shall bless him all the day long.

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 abundance of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like 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: and men shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him happy.

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

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth 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 be his glorious name for ever; and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.

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

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.