Psalms 72

1 Of Solomon - O God judgments your to [the] king give and righteousness your to [the] son of [the] king.

[By Solomon.] God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.

2 He will judge people your with righteousness and poor [people] your with justice.

He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

3 They will carry mountains peace to the people and hills in righteousness.

The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

4 He will judge - [the] poor [people] of [the] people he will save [the] children of [the] needy so he may crush [the] oppressor.

He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

5 People will fear you with [the] sun and before [the] moon generation of generations.

They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

6 He will come down like rain on mown grass like copious showers dropping of [the] earth.

He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

7 He will flourish in days his [the] righteous and abundance of well-being [will be] until not [the] moon.

In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

8 And may he rule from sea to sea and from [the] river to [the] ends of [the] earth.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the farthest parts of the earth.

9 Before him they will bow down desert-dwellers and enemies his dust they will lick up.

Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.

10 [the] kings of Tarshish and [the] islands tribute they will pay [the] kings of Sheba and Seba a gift they will bring near.

The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

11 And they may bow down to him all kings all nations they will serve him.

Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.

12 For he will deliver [the] needy [who] cries for help and [the] poor and not a helper [belongs] to him.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.

13 He will have compassion on [the] poor and [the] needy and [the] lives of needy [people] he will save.

He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

14 From oppression and from violence he will redeem life their and may be precious blood their in eyes his.

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

15 And may he live and he may give to him some of [the] gold of Sheba and [may] someone pray for him continually all the day may someone bless him.

And he shall live, and the gold of Sheba shall be given to him. Men shall pray for him continually. He shall bless him all day long.

16 May it be an abundance of grain - in the land on [the] top of [the] mountains may it wave like Lebanon fruit its and may people blossom from [the] city like [the] vegetation of the earth.

There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

17 May it be name his for ever before [the] sun (may it increase *QK) name his and may they bless themselves by him all nations may they call blessed him.

His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.

18 [be] blessed - Yahweh God [the] God of Israel [who] does wonders to only him.

Praise be to YHWH, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

19 And [be] blessed - [the] name of glory his for ever and may it be filled glory his all the earth amen - and amen.

Blessed be his glorious name forever. Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen.

20 They are finished [the] prayers of David [the] son of Jesse.

This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.