Psalms 72

1 A Psalm according to Solomon.

“For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!

2 Give your judgment, O God, to the king, and your justice to the king’s son, to judge your people with justice and your poor with judgment.

Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.

3 Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.

For the mountains shall bring forth peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.

4 He will judge the poor of the people, and he will bring salvation to the sons of the poor. And he will humble the false accuser.

He shall defend the oppressed of the people; He shall save the needy, And break in pieces the oppressor.

5 And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon shall endure, From generation to generation.

6 He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.

He shall be like rain descending on the mown field, —Like showers which water the earth.

7 In his days, justice will rise like the sun, with abundance of peace, until the moon is taken away.

In his days shall the righteous flourish, And great shall be their prosperity, as long as the moon shall endure.

8 And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.

He shall have dominion from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.

9 In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.

They that dwell in the desert shall bow before him, And his enemies shall lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts;

11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him.

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

12 For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper.

For he shall deliver the poor who crieth for aid, And the oppressed who hath no helper.

13 He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.

He shall spare the weak and needy, And save the lives of the poor.

14 He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight.

He shall redeem them from deceit and violence, And their blood shall be precious in his sight.

15 And he will live, and to him will be given from the gold of Arabia, and by him they will always adore. They will bless him all day long.

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 And there will be a firmament on earth, at the summits of mountains: its fruits will be extolled above Lebanon, and those of the city will flourish like the grass 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 May his name be blessed forever; may his name remain before the sun. And all the tribes of the earth will be blessed in him. All nations will magnify him.

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 the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.

[[Praised be God, Jehovah, the God of Israel, Who alone doeth wonderful things!

19 And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen.

Praised be his glorious name for ever! May his glory fill the whole earth! Amen, Amen!

20 The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.

Here end the Psalms of David, the son of Jesse.]]