Psalms 72

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

Of Solomon. Give the king, O God, your own spirit of justice your spirit of right to the son of the king,

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

that with right he may judge your people, and your downtrodden ones with justice.

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

May the mountains bear weal for the people, and the hills yield fruits of justice.

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

The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.

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

May he live as long as the sun, while the moon shines – for ages and ages.

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

May he be like the rain on the meadow, like showers that water the earth.

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

In his days may justice flourish, and welfare abound, till the moon be no more.

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.

May he reign from ocean to ocean, from the river to the ends of the earth.

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

May his foes bow down before him, his enemies lick the dust.

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

May tribute be rendered by kings of the isles and of Tarshish; may gifts be brought by the kings of Sheba and Seba.

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

May all kings fall prostrate before him, and all nations yield him their service.

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

For he saves the poor when he cries, the helpless and the downtrodden.

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

He pities the weak and the poor, he saves the lives of the poor.

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

He redeems them from wrong and from violence, for dear is their blood in his sight.

15 He will live; and Sheba’s gold will be given to him. Men will pray for him continually. They will bless him all day long.

Long may he live; and may gold of Sheba be given him; prayer, too, be made for him ceaselessly, all the day long may men bless him.

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

May the land have abundance of corn, to the tops of the hills may it wave. May the fruit thereof flourish like Lebanon, may men spring from the city like grass of the earth.

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

May his name be blessed forever, may his fame endure as the sun. May all nations envy his blessedness, all tribes of the earth call him happy.

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

Blest be the Lord God, Israel’s God, who alone does wonders;

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

And blest be forever his glorious name. Let all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

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

Here end the prayers of David, son of Jesse.