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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Tehillim (Psa) 72
72
1By Shlomo:
God, give the king your fairness in judgment,
endow this son of kings with your righteousness,
2so that he can govern your people rightly
and your poor with justice.
3May mountains and hills provide your people
with peace through righteousness.
4May he defend the oppressed among the people,
save the needy and crush the oppressor.
5May they fear you as long as the sun endures
and as long as the moon, through all generations.
6May he be like rain falling on mown grass,
like showers watering the land.
7In his days, let the righteous flourish
and peace abound, till the moon is no more.
8May his empire stretch from sea to sea,
from the [Euphrates] River to the ends of the earth.
9May desert-dwellers bow before him;
may his enemies lick the dust.
10The kings of Tarshish and the coasts will pay him tribute;
the kings of Sh’va and S’va will offer gifts.
11Yes, all kings will prostrate themselves before him;
all nations will serve him.
12For he will rescue the needy when they cry,
the poor too and those with none to help them.
13He will have pity on the poor and needy;
and the lives of the needy he will save.
14He will redeem them from oppression and violence;
their blood will be precious in his view.
15May [the king] live long!
May they give him gold from the land of Sh’va!
May they pray for him continually;
yes, bless him all day long.
16May there be an abundance of grain in the land,
all the way to the tops of the mountains.
May its crops rustle like the L’vanon.
May people blossom in the city like the grasses in the fields.
17May his name endure forever,
his name, Yinnon, as long as the sun.
May people bless themselves in him,
may all nations call him happy.
18Blessed be Adonai, God,
the God of Isra’el,
who alone works wonders.
19Blessed be his glorious name forever,
and may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen. Amen.
20This completes the prayers of David the son of Yishai.
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