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72 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

¹⁸ Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

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

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

To Solomon. ^{[ a ]}

72 God, help the king be like you and make fair decisions.
Help the king’s son know what justice is.
² Help the king judge your people fairly.
Help him make wise decisions for your poor people.
³ Let there be peace and justice throughout the land,
known on every mountain and hill.
⁴ May the king be fair to the poor.
May he help the helpless and punish those who hurt them.
⁵ May people always fear and respect you, God,
as long as the sun shines and the moon is in the sky.
⁶ Help the king be like rain falling on the fields,
like showers falling on the land.
⁷ Let goodness grow everywhere while he is king.
Let peace continue as long as there is a moon.
⁸ Let his kingdom grow from sea to sea,
from the Euphrates River to the faraway places on earth. ^{[ b ]}
⁹ May all the people living in the desert bow down to him.
May all his enemies bow before him with their faces in the dirt.
¹⁰ May the kings of Tarshish and all the faraway lands by the sea bring gifts to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their tribute to him.
¹¹ May all kings bow down to our king.
May all nations serve him.
¹² Our king helps the poor who cry out to him—
those in need who have no one to help them.
¹³ He feels sorry for all who are weak and poor.
He protects their lives.
¹⁴ He saves them from the cruel people who try to hurt them.
Their lives are important to him.
¹⁵ Long live the king!
Let him receive gold from Sheba.
Always pray for the king.
Ask God to bless him every day.
¹⁶ May the fields grow plenty of grain
and the hills be covered with crops.
May the fields be as fertile as Lebanon,
and may people fill the cities as grass covers a field.
¹⁷ May the king be famous forever.
May people remember his name as long as the sun shines.
May all nations be blessed through him,
and may they all bless him.

¹⁸ Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel!
Only he can do such amazing things.
¹⁹ Praise his glorious name forever!
Let his glory fill the whole world.
Amen and Amen!

²⁰ (This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)

Footnotes

Psalm 72:1 Psalm 72 To Solomon This might mean that this song was written by Solomon or dedicated to him, or that it is from some special collection of songs.
Psalm 72:8 faraway places on earth This usually means the countries around the Mediterranean Sea.

The reign of the righteous king.

A Psalm of Solomon.

72 Give the king thy judgments, O God,
And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
² ^{[ a ]} He will judge thy people with righteousness,
And thy poor with justice.
³ The mountains shall bring peace to 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 will break in pieces the oppressor.
⁵ They shall fear thee while the sun endureth,
And ^{[ b ]} so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
⁶ He will come down like rain upon the mown grass,
As showers that water the earth.
⁷ In his days shall the righteous flourish,
And abundance of peace, 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.
⁹ They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;
And his enemies shall lick the dust.
¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute:
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
¹¹ Yea, all kings shall fall down before him;
All nations shall serve him.
¹² For he will deliver the needy when he crieth,
And the poor, ^{[ c ]} that hath no helper.
¹³ He will have pity on the ^{[ d ]} poor and needy,
And the souls of the needy he will save.
¹⁴ He will redeem their soul from ^{[ e ]} oppression and violence;
And precious will their blood be in his sight:
¹⁵ And ^{[ f ]} they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:
And men shall pray for him continually;
They shall bless him all the day long.
¹⁶ There shall be ^{[ g ]} abundance of grain in the ^{[ h ]} 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.
¹⁷ His name shall endure for ever;
His name shall ^{[ i ]} be continued ^{[ j ]} as long as the sun:
And men shall ^{[ k ]} be blessed in him;
All nations shall call him happy.

¹⁸ Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel,
Who only doeth wondrous things:
¹⁹ And blessed be his glorious name for ever;
And let the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen, and Amen.

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

Footnotes

Psalm 72:2 Or, Let him (and so throughout the Psalm)
Psalm 72:5 Hebrew before the moon .
Psalm 72:12 Or, and him that hath
Psalm 72:13 Or, weak
Psalm 72:14 Or, fraud
Psalm 72:15 Or, he
Psalm 72:16 Or, a handful
Psalm 72:16 Or, land
Psalm 72:17 Or, have issue
Psalm 72:17 Hebrew before the sun .
Psalm 72:17 Or, bless themselves

By Solomon.

72 God, give the king your justice;
your righteousness to the royal son.
² He will judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
³ The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people.
The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
⁴ He will judge the poor of the people.
He will save the children of the needy,
and will break the oppressor in pieces.
⁵ They shall fear you while the sun endures;
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
⁶ He will come down like rain on the mown grass,
as showers that water the earth.
⁷ In his days, the righteous shall flourish,
and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
⁸ He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
from the River to the ends of the earth.
⁹ Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him.
His enemies shall lick the dust.
¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute.
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
¹¹ Yes, all kings shall fall down before him.
All nations shall serve him.
¹² For he will deliver the needy when he cries;
the poor, who has no helper.
¹³ He will have pity on the poor and needy.
He will save the souls of the needy.
¹⁴ He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence.
Their blood will be precious in his sight.
¹⁵ They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba.
Men shall pray for him continually.
They shall bless him all day long.
¹⁶ Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land.
Its fruit sways like Lebanon.
Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
¹⁷ His name endures forever.
His name continues as long as the sun.
Men shall be blessed by him.
All nations will call him blessed.

¹⁸ Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvelous deeds.
¹⁹ Blessed be his glorious name forever!
Let the whole earth be filled with his glory!
Amen and amen.

²⁰ This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁶ There 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.

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

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

¹⁹ And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!

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

72 A psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart!

² But my feet were almost moved; my steps had well nigh slipped.

³ Because I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, seeing the prosperity of sinners.

⁴ For there is no regard to their death, nor is there strength in their stripes.

⁵ They are not in the labour of men: neither shall they be scourged like other men.

⁶ Therefore pride hath held them fast: they are covered with their iniquity and their wickedness.

⁷ Their iniquity hath come forth, as it were from fatness: they have passed into the affection of the heart.

⁸ They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.

⁹ They have set their mouth against heaven: and their tongue hath passed through the earth.

¹⁰ Therefore will my people return here and full days shall be found in them.

¹¹ And they said: How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

¹² Behold these are sinners; and yet abounding in the world they have obtained riches.

¹³ And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, and washed my hands among the innocent.

¹⁴ And I have been scourged all the day; and my chastisement hath been in the mornings.

¹⁵ If I said: I will speak thus; behold I should condemn the generation of thy children.

¹⁶ I studied that I might know this thing, it is a labour in my sight:

¹⁷ Until I go into the sanctuary of God, and understand concerning their last ends.

¹⁸ But indeed for deceits thou hast put it to them: when they were lifted up thou hast cast them down.

¹⁹ How are they brought to desolation? they have suddenly ceased to be: they have perished by reason of their iniquity.

²⁰ As the dream of them that awake, O Lord; so in thy city thou shalt bring their image to nothing.

²¹ For my heart hath been inflamed, and my reins have been changed:

²² And I am brought to nothing, and I knew not.

²³ I am become as a beast before thee: and I am always with thee.

²⁴ Thou hast held me by my right hand; and by thy will thou hast conducted me, and with thy glory thou hast received me.

²⁵ For what have I in heaven? and besides thee what do I desire upon earth?

²⁶ For 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.

²⁷ For behold they that go far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that are disloyal to thee.

²⁸ But it is good for me to adhere to my God, to put my hope in the Lord God: That I may declare all thy praises, in the gates of the daughter of Sion.

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