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 (Psalms) 72
72
1O Elohim, give the sovereign Your right-rulings, And Your righteousness to the Son of a sovereign.
2Let Him rule Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with right-ruling.
3Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, by righteousness.
4Let Him rightly rule the poor of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor.
5Let them fear You with the sun, shining And before the moon, in all generations.
6Let Him come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers, watering the earth.
7Let the righteous flourish in His days, With plenty of peace, Till the moon is no more.
8And let Him rule from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9Let those dwelling in the desert bow before Him, And His enemies lick the dust.
10Let the sovereigns of Tarshish and of the isles bring presents; The sovereigns of Sheḇa and Seḇa offer gifts.
11And let all sovereigns bow down before Him, All nations serve Him.
12For He delivers the needy when he cries, And the poor, who has no helper.
13He spares the poor and needy, And He saves the lives of the needy.
14He redeems their life from oppression and from violence; And their blood is precious in His eyes.
15And He shall live, And the gold of Sheḇa be given to Him, And prayer be made for Him continually; Let Him be blessed all day long.
16Let there be plenty of grain in the earth, On the top of the mountains, Let its fruit wave like Leḇanon, And those of the city flourish like grass of the earth.
17Let His Name be forever, His Name continue before the sun; And let them bless themselves in Him; Let all nations call Him blessed.
18Blessed be יהוה Elohim, Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, He alone is doing wonders!
19And blessed be His esteemed Name forever! And let all the earth Be filled with His esteem. Amĕn and Amĕn.
20The prayers of Dawiḏ the son of Yishai are ended.
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