| Chapter 72 |
1 | {For Solomon.} O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. |
2 | He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment. |
3 | The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness. |
4 | He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. |
5 | They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation. |
6 | He shall come down like rain on 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 | And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. |
9 | The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. |
10 | The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute: |
11 | Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him. |
12 | For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper; |
13 | He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy: |
14 | He will redeem their souls from oppression 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; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed. |
16 | There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth. |
17 | His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed. |
18 | Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone 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. |