Psalms, 72
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0. A Psalm of Solomon.
1. [Of Solomon] God, endow the king with your own fair judgement, the son of the king with your own saving justice,
1. Give the king thy justice, O God, and thy righteousness to the royal son!
2. that he may rule your people with justice, and your poor with fair judgement.
2. May he judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with justice!
3. Mountains and hills, bring peace to the people! With justice
3. Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
4. he will judge the poor of the people, he will save the children of the needy and crush their oppressors.
4. May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor!
5. In the sight of the sun and the moon he will endure, age after age.
5. May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
6. He will come down like rain on mown grass, like showers moistening the land.
6. May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
7. In his days uprightness shall flourish, and peace in plenty till the moon is no more.
7. In his days may righteousness flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8. His empire shall stretch from sea to sea, from the river to the limits of the earth.
8. May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
9. The Beast will cower before him, his enemies lick the dust;
9. May his foes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust!
10. the kings of Tarshish and the islands will pay him tribute. The kings of Sheba and Saba will offer gifts;
10. May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles render him tribute, may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
11. all kings will do him homage, all nations become his servants.
11. May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
12. For he rescues the needy who calls to him, and the poor who has no one to help.
12. For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
13. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the needy from death.
13. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
14. From oppression and violence he redeems their lives, their blood is precious in his sight.
14. From oppression and violence he redeems their life; and precious is their blood in his sight.
15. (Long may he live; may the gold of Sheba be given him!) Prayer will be offered for him constantly, and blessings invoked on him all day.
15. Long may he live, may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16. May wheat abound in the land, waving on the heights of the hills, like Lebanon with its fruits and flowers at their best, like the grasses of the earth.
16. May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may men blossom forth from the cities like the grass of the field!
17. May his name be blessed for ever, and endure in the sight of the sun. In him shall be blessed every race in the world, and all nations call him blessed.
17. May his name endure for ever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May men bless themselves by him, all nations call him blessed!
18. Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who alone works wonders;
18. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
19. blessed for ever his glorious name. May the whole world be filled with his glory! Amen! Amen!
19. Blessed be his glorious name for ever; may his glory fill the whole earth! Amen and Amen!
20. End of the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
20. The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
