Psalms 72

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

[A Psalm] of Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

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

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

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

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, in righteousness.

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

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

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

They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

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

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

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

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

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

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

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

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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

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

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

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

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

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; and the poor, that hath no helper.

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

He shall have pity on the poor and needy, and the souls of the needy he shall save.

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

He shall redeem their soul from oppression and violence; and precious shall their blood be in his sight:

15 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.

And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: and men shall pray for him continually; they shall bless him all the day long.

16 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.

There shall be abundance of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

17 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!

His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him happy.

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

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things:

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

And blessed be his glorious name for ever; and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.

20 Ended are the prayers of David, son of Jesse.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.