Psalms 72

1By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

1 Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

1 OGod, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

2He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

2May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.

3The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

3May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.

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

4He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

4May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

4 He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

5They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation--generations.

5May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.

5 They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.

6He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers--sprinkling the earth.

6May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.

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

7Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

7In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

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

8And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

8Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.

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

9Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

9Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.

9 The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

10Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

10Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:

11And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

11Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.

11 Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.

12For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

12For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

12 For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

13He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

13He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

13 He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:

14From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

14He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

14 He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

15And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.

15May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.

15 And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.

16There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.

16May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.

16 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 bloom like the herb of the earth.

17His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

17May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.

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

18Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

18Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.

18 Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, theGod of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!

19And blessed <FI>is<Fi> the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled <FI>with<Fi> His honour. Amen, and amen!

19Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.

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

20The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.

20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.