Psalms 72

The reign of the righteous king.

A Psalm of Solomon.

¹Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king`s son.

²He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

³The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

⁴He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

⁵They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

⁶He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.

⁷In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

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

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

¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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

¹²For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

¹³He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.

¹⁴He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶There shall be abundance of grain 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.

¹⁷His 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 happy.

¹⁸Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:

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

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

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