Psalms 72

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

For Solomon. O God, give thy judgment to the king, and thy righteousness to the king's son;

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

[that he may] judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

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

Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to thy people:

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

he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

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

And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.

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

He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling upon the earth.

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

In his days shall righteousness spring up; and abundance of peace till the moon be removed.

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

And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and 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.

The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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

The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Saba shall offer gifts.

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

And all kings shall worship him; all the Gentiles shall serve him.

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

For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; and the needy who had no helper.

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

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall deliver the souls of the needy.

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

He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice: and their name [shall be] precious before him.

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.

And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and [men] shall pray for him continually; [and] all the day shall they praise 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.

There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: the fruit thereof shall be exalted above Libanus, and they of the city shall flourish as 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.

Let his name be blessed for ever: his name shall endure longer than the sun: and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

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

Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders.

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

And blessed is his glorious name for ever, even for ever and ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his glory. So be it, so be it.

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

The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.