Tehillim 72
72
(Of Sh'lomo)
1Give HaMelech Thy mishpatim, O Elohim, and Thy tzedakah unto the Ben Melech.
2He shall judge Thy people with tzedek, and Thy poor with mishpat.
3The harim (mountains) shall bear shalom to the people, and geva'ot (hills) in tzedakah.
4He shall judge the poor of the people; yoshia (He shall save) the bnei evyon (children of the needy), and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5They shall fear Thee as long as the shemesh and yarei'ach endure, dor dorim (throughout all generations).
6He shall come down like matar (rain) upon the mown field, as showers watering eretz.
7In his yamim shall the tzaddik flourish; and abundance of shalom so long as the yarei'ach endureth.
8He#72:8 Moshiach Ben Dovid shall have dominion also from yam to yam, and from nahar (river) unto the afsei eretz (the ends of the earth).
9They that dwell in the desert shall bow before him; and his oyevim (enemies) shall lick the aphar (dust).
10The melachim of Tarshish and of the iyim (islands) shall bring minchah (tribute); the melachim of Sheva and Seva shall offer gifts.
11Kol melachim shall fall down before him;#72:11 Moshiach kol Goyim shall serve him.
12For he shall deliver the evyon (needy) when he crieth; the oni (poor, afflicted) also, and him that hath no ozer (helper).
13He shall pity the weak and evyon (needy), and yoshi'a (he shall save) the nefashot of the evyonim (needy).
14He shall be the Go'el Redeemer of their nefesh from deceit and chamas; and precious shall their dahm be in his sight.
15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the zahav of Sheva; and prayer shall be for him continually; and daily shall a brocha be made on him.
16There shall be an abundance of grain on ha'aretz upon the top of the harim (mountains); the fruit thereof shall shake#72:16 in the trees like in Levanon; and they of the city shall flourish like esev ha'aretz.
17Shmo (His Name) shall endure l'olam; Shmo shall be continued as long as the shemesh; and men shall be blessed in him; kol Goyim shall call him blessed.
18Baruch Hashem Elohim, Elohei Yisroel, who only doeth nifla'ot (wondrous things).
19And baruch Shem kevodo l'olam (and blessed be His Glorious Name forever); and let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Omein, and Omein.
20The tefillot Dovid Ben Yishai are ended.#72:20 T.N. The next Psalm concerns a revelation received in the Holy Place, namely the fate of the wicked whose prosperity is delusional since the riches of G-dʼs house is wealth they can never attain to, revealing their true eternal poverty. See Ps 73:24 on afterlife in G-dʼs presence.
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