Psalms 72

1 A psalm of Solomon. God, please give the king fairness, and give the king's son the ability to do what's right.

Solomon’s. O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;

2 May he rightly judge your people, and may he be fair to the poor.

May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;

3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring goodness.

May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills [be laden] with righteousness;

4 May he defend the poor and save their children, may he crush those who oppress them.

May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.

5 May they respect him as long as the sun and the moon shine above, for all generations.

Let men revere thee, With the sun, And in presence of the moon, Unto the remotest generation.

6 May his reign be like rain falling on new grass, like showers that water the earth.

Let him come down, Like rain on fields to be mown, Like myriad drops on land to be reaped.

7 May those who live right prosper under his rule; may there be great prosperity until the moon is no more.

May righteousness, in his days, blossom forth, And abundance of peace, till there be no moon.

8 May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.

So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River ["Euphrates"] unto the ends of the earth;

9 Desert tribes will kneel before him; and his enemies will bite the dust.

Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick;

10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring him tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him with gifts.

The kings of Tarshish and of the Coastlands, A gift, let them render, The kings of Sheba and Seba, A present, let them bring;

11 Every king will bow down to him; every nation will serve him.

Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;

12 He will help the poor when they cry out to him, and help those who are suffering that have no one to support them.

Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, who hath no helper;

13 He has pity on the poor and needy—he saves their lives!

He Pitieth the weak and the needy, And, the lives of the needy, he Saveth:

14 He rescues them from violence and oppression, for their lives mean so much to him.

From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their blood in his sight.

15 May he live long! May the gold from Sheba be given to him. May people always pray for him and bless him all day long.

Let him live, then! And be there given unto him of the gold of Sheba, —Let prayer also be offered for him continually, All the day, let him be blessed.

16 May there be plenty of grain in the land, even growing on mountain-tops. May the fruit on the trees sway like the trees of Lebanon. May the people in the city flourish like grass in a field.

May there be an abundance of corn in the earth, in the top of the mountains, —Let the fruit thereof, wave like Lebanon, And they of the city bloom like the fresh shoots of the earth.

17 May his fame live forever, may it last as long as the sun. May all nations be blessed through him, and may they praise him.

May his Name be age-abiding, In the presence of the sun, let his Name flourish, —And may all the families of the ground bless themselves in him, All nations, pronounce him happy!

18 Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who is the only one who can do such fantastic things!

Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, —Who doeth wondrous things by himself alone;

19 Praise his wonderful nature forever! May the whole world be full of his glory! Amen and amen!

And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times age-abiding, —And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!

20 (This is the end of the psalms of David, son of Jesse.)

Ended are the prayers of David, son of Jesse.