Side by side
Psalms 72
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
1By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
1A psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart!
2He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
2But my feet were almost moved; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
3Because I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, seeing the prosperity of sinners.
4He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
4For there is no regard to their death, nor is there strength in their stripes.
5They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation--generations.
5They are not in the labour of men: neither shall they be scourged like other men.
6He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers--sprinkling the earth.
6Therefore pride hath held them fast: they are covered with their iniquity and their wickedness.
7Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
7Their iniquity hath come forth, as it were from fatness: they have passed into the affection of the heart.
8And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
8They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.
9Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
9They have set their mouth against heaven: and their tongue hath passed through the earth.
10Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.
10Therefore will my people return here and full days shall be found in them.
11And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,
11And they said: How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
12Behold these are sinners; and yet, abounding in the world they have obtained riches.
13He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
13And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, and washed my hands among the innocent.
14From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
14And I have been scourged all the day; and my chastisement hath been in the mornings.
15And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.
15If I said: I will speak thus; behold I should condemn the generation of thy children.
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.
16I studied that I might know this thing, it is a labour in my sight:
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.
17Until I go into the sanctuary of God, and understand concerning their last ends.
18Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
18But indeed for deceits thou hast put it to them: when they were lifted up thou hast cast them down.
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!
19How are they brought to desolation? they have suddenly ceased to be: they have perished by reason of their iniquity.
20The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
20As the dream of them that awake, O Lord; so in thy city thou shalt bring their image to nothing.
24(not in this translation)
24Thou hast held me by my right hand; and by thy will thou hast conducted me, and with thy glory thou hast received me.
25(not in this translation)
25For what have I in heaven? and besides thee what do I desire upon earth?
26(not in this translation)
26For thee my flesh and my heart hath fainted away: thou art the God of my heart, and the God that is my portion for ever.