Psalms 72
72
PSALM 72
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm for Solomon.
1O Lord, thy judgments give the king,
his son thy righteousness.
2With right he shall thy people judge,
thy poor with uprightness.
3The lofty mountains shall bring forth
unto the people peace;
Likewise the little hills the same
shall do by righteousness.
4The people's poor ones he shall judge,
the needy's children save;
And those shall he in pieces break
who them oppressed have.
5They shall thee fear, while sun and moon
do last, through ages all.
6Like rain on mown grass he shall drop,
or show'rs on earth that fall.
7The just shall flourish in his days,
and prosper in his reign:
He shall, while doth the moon endure,
abundant peace maintain.
8His large and great dominion shall
from sea to sea extend:
It from the river shall reach forth
unto earth's utmost end.
9They in the wilderness that dwell
bow down before him must;
And they that are his enemies
shall lick the very dust.
10The kings of Tarshish, and the isles,
to him shall presents bring;
And unto him shall offer gifts
Sheba's and Seba's king.
11Yea, all the mighty kings on earth
before him down shall fall;
And all the nations of the world
do service to him shall.
12For he the needy shall preserve,
when he to him doth call;
The poor also, and him that hath
no help of man at all.
13The poor man and the indigent
in mercy he shall spare;
He shall preserve alive the souls
of those that needy are.
14Both from deceit and violence
their soul he shall set free;
And in his sight right precious
and dear their blood shall be.
15Yea, he shall live, and giv'n to him
shall be of Sheba's gold:
For him still shall they pray, and he
shall daily be extoll'd.
16Of corn an handful in the earth
on tops of mountains high,
With prosp'rous fruit shall shake, like trees
on Lebanon that be.
The city shall be flourishing,
her citizens abound
In number shall, like to the grass
that grows upon the ground.
17His name for ever shall endure;
last like the sun it shall:
Men shall be bless'd in him,
and bless'd all nations shall him call.
18Now blessed be the Lord our God,
the God of Israel,
For he alone doth wondrous works,
in glory that excel.
19And blessed be his glorious name
to all eternity:
The whole earth let his glory fill.
Amen, so let it be.
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
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Psalms 72
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Psalm 72
The Reign of the Righteous King.
A Psalm of Solomon.
1Give the king Your judgments, God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s son.
2 # 72:2 Or He will judge May #72:2 Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiahhe judge Your people with righteousness
And #72:2 Or Your humbleYour afflicted with justice.
3 # 72:3 Or The mountains will bring May the mountains bring #72:3 Or prosperitypeace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 # 72:4 Or He will vindicate May he vindicate the #72:4 Or humbleafflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.
5¶#72:5 Or They will fearMay they fear You while the sun shines,
And #72:5 Lit before the moonas long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.
6 # 72:6 Or He will come down May he come down like rain upon the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.
7 # 72:7 Or The righteous will flourish May the righteous flourish in his days,
As well as an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
8¶May he also rule from sea to sea,
And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9 # 72:9 Or The nomads...will bow May the nomads of the desert bow before him,
And his enemies lick the dust.
10 # 72:10 Or The kings...will bring May the kings of Tarshish and of the #72:10 Or coastlandsislands bring gifts;
May the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tributes.
11 # 72:11 Or All kings will bow down And may all kings bow down before him,
All nations serve him.
12¶For he will save the needy when he cries for help,
The #72:12 Or humbleafflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the #72:13 Lit soulslives of the needy.
14He will #72:14 Lit redeemrescue their #72:14 Lit soullife from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be precious in his sight;
15So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;
And #72:15 Lit he is tothey are to pray for him continually;
# 72:15 Lit He is to They are to bless him all day long.
16¶May there be abundance of grain on the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like the vegetation of the earth.
17May his name endure forever;
May his name produce descendants #72:17 Lit before the sunas long as the sun shines;
And may people wish blessings on themselves by him;
May all nations call him blessed.
18¶Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who alone works wonders.
19And blessed be His glorious name forever;
And may the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.
20¶The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
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