The Psalms

Psalm 72

A Psalm of Solomon.

 ^72:1Give the king thy judgments, O God,

 And thy righteousness unto the king's son.

 ^72:2He will judge thy people with righteousness,

 And thy poor with justice.

 ^72:3The mountains shall bring peace to the people,

 And the hills, in righteousness.

 ^72:4He will judge the poor of the people,

 He will save the children of the needy,

 And will break in pieces the oppressor.

 ^72:5They shall fear thee while the sun endureth,

 And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

 ^72:6He will come down like rain upon the mown grass,

 As showers that water the earth.

 ^72:7In his days shall the righteous flourish,

 And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

 ^72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,

 And from the River unto the ends of the earth.

 ^72:9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;

 And his enemies shall lick the dust.

 ^72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute:

 The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

 ^72:11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him;

 All nations shall serve him.

 ^72:12For he will deliver the needy when he crieth,

 And the poor, that hath no helper.

 ^72:13He will have pity on the poor and needy,

 And the souls of the needy he will save.

 ^72:14He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence;

 And precious will their blood be in his sight:

 ^72:15And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:

 And men shall pray for him continually;

 They shall bless him all the day long.

 ^72:16There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains;

 The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon:

 And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

 ^72:17His name shall endure for ever;

 His name shall be continued as long as the sun:

 And men shall be blessed in him;

 All nations shall call him happy.

 ^72:18Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel,

 Who only doeth wondrous things:

 ^72:19And blessed be his glorious name for ever;

 And let the whole earth be filled with his glory.

 Amen, and Amen.

  ^72:20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

BOOK III