Psalms, 72

1. <[A Psalm] for Solomon.> Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

1. O God, endow the king with your justice, the royal son with your righteousness.

2. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

2. May he rule your people justly and defend the rights of the lowly.

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

3. Let the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills justice.

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

4. He will defend the cause of the poor, deliver the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

5. They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

5. He will endure as the sun and as the moon through all generations.

6. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth.

6. He will be like rain falling on the fields, or showers watering the earth.

7. In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

7. Justice will flower in his days, and peace abound till the moon be no more.

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

8. For he reigns from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth;

9. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

9. his foes are crushed before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

10. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

10. The kings of Tarshish and the islands render him tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts,

11. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

11. all kings bow down to him, and all nations serve him.

12. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.

12. He delivers the needy who call on him, the afflicted with no one to help them.

13. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

13. His mercy is upon the weak and the poor, he saves the life of the poor.

14. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

14. He rescues them from oppression and strife, for their life is precious to him.

15. 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.

15. May he live long, may gold from Sheba be given him. May people always pray for him, and blessings be invoked for him all day.

16. 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.

16. May grain abound throughout the land, waving and rustling as in Lebanon; may cities teem with people, as fields with grass.

17. 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.

17. May his name endure forever; may his name be as lasting as the sun. All the races will boast about him, and he will be blessed by all nations.

18. Blessed [be] the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

18. Praised be the Lord, God of Israel, who alone works so marvelously.

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

19. Praised be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen. Amen.

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

20. This concludes the prayers of David, son of Jesse.