Psalms 72
72
The Righteous King
Solomon’s psalm # 72 The Septuagint indicates this could be a psalm written by David for his son Solomon. This royal psalm is a prayer for the king. Read through it as though it is referring to King Jesus—One who is greater than Solomon.
1O God, make the king a godly judge like you
and give the king’s son the gift of justice too.
2Help him to give true justice to your people,
honorably and equally to all.
3Then the mountains of influence will be fruitful,
and from your righteousness
prosperity and peace will flow to all the people.
4May the poor and humble have an advocate with the king.
May he consider the children of the poor
and crush the cruel oppressor.
5The sun and moon will stop shining
before your devoted lovers will stop worshiping;
for ages upon ages the people will love and adore you!
6Your favor will fall like rain upon our surrendered lives, # 72:6 Or “like rain on mown grass.”
like showers reviving the earth.
7In the days of his reign the righteous will spring forth
with the abundance of peace and prosperity forevermore.
8May he subdue and take dominion from sea to sea;
may he rule from the river to the rim.
9Desert nomads are bowing at his feet;
every enemy is falling facedown, biting the dust!
10Distant kings # 72:10 Included in the Hebrew text are kings of Tarshish (Spain) and kings of Sheba and Seba (Ethiopia). will surrender and come with their gifts
from every continent and coastland;
they will offer their tribute to you.
11O King of kings, they will all bow before you.
O King of kings, every nation will one day serve you.
12-13He will care for the needy and neglected
when they cry to him for help.
The humble and helpless will know his kindness,
for with a father’s compassion he will save their souls.
14They will be rescued from tyranny and torture,
for their lifeblood is precious in his eyes.
15Long live this King!
May the wealth of the world # 72:15 Or “the gold of Sheba.” be laid before him.
May there be ceaseless praise and prayer to him.
May all the blessing be brought to him.
16Bless us with a bountiful harvest,
with golden grain swaying on the mountain fields!
May the cities be full of praising people, fruitful and filled—
17so that his name may be honored forever!
May the fame of his name spring forth!
May it shine on, like the sunshine!
In him all will be blessed to bless others,
and may all the people bless the One who blessed them.
18Praise Yahweh forever, the God of Israel!
He is the one and only God of wonders,
surpassing every expectation.
19The blazing glory of his name will be praised forever!
May all the earth overflow with his glory!
Faithful is our King! Amen!
20This concludes the poetry sung by David, Jesse’s son.
Book 3
The Leviticus Psalms
Psalms of worship and God’s house
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PSALM 72.
1A psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart!
2But my feet were almost moved; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3Because I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, seeing the prosperity of sinners.
4For there is no regard to their death, nor is there strength in their stripes.
5They are not in the labour of men: neither shall they be scourged like other men.
6Therefore pride hath held them fast: they are covered with their iniquity and their wickedness.
7Their iniquity hath come forth, as it were from fatness: they have passed into the affection of the heart.
8They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.
9They have set their mouth against heaven: and their tongue hath passed through the earth.
10Therefore will my people return here and full days shall be found in them.
11And they said: How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12Behold these are sinners; and yet abounding in the world they have obtained riches.
13And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, and washed my hands among the innocent.
14And I have been scourged all the day; and my chastisement hath been in the mornings.
15If I said: I will speak thus; behold I should condemn the generation of thy children.
16I studied that I might know this thing, it is a labour in my sight:
17Until I go into the sanctuary of God, and understand concerning their last ends.
18But indeed for deceits thou hast put it to them: when they were lifted up thou hast cast them down.
19How are they brought to desolation? they have suddenly ceased to be: they have perished by reason of their iniquity.
20As the dream of them that awake, O Lord; so in thy city thou shalt bring their image to nothing.
21For my heart hath been inflamed, and my reins have been changed:
22and I am brought to nothing, and I knew not.
23I am become as a beast before thee: and I am always with thee.
24Thou hast held me by my right hand; and by thy will thou hast conducted me, and with thy glory thou hast received me.
25For what have I in heaven? and besides thee what do I desire upon earth?
26For thee my flesh and my heart hath fainted away: thou art the God of my heart, and the God that is my portion for ever.
27For behold they that go far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that are disloyal to thee.
28But it is good for me to adhere to my God, to put my hope in the Lord God: That I may declare all thy praises, in the gates of the daughter of Sion.
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