Psalms 72

1 A psalm on Solomon.

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

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

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

3 Let the mountains receive 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 shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

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

5 And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.

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

6 He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.

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

7 In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.

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

8 And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

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

9 Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.

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

10 The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall 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 kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.

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

12 For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.

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

13 He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.

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

14 He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.

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

15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day.

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 shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted: and they of the city shall 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 Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall 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 be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things.

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

19 And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.

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, are ended.

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