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Psalm 72
Of Solomon.
Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
Of Solomon.
Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
Give the King Your Justice
{A Psalm for Solomon.} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
{A Psalm for Solomon.} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
your afflicted ones with justice.
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
May he defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
and save the children of the needy;
may he 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.
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
May he be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
like showers watering the earth.
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
and his enemies lick the dust.
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him gifts.
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him gifts.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
May all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
and all nations serve him.
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
the afflicted who have no one to help.
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
and save the needy from death.
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.
for precious is their blood in his sight.
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
And he shall live, 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.
There shall be an handful 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.
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 blessed.
Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvelous deeds.
who alone does marvelous deeds.
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
Praise be to his glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.
And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.