The Psalms (WEB)
Psalm 72
By Solomon.
72:1God, give the king your justice;
Your righteousness to the royal son.
72:2He will judge your people with righteousness,
And your poor with justice.
72:3The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people;
The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
72:4He will judge the poor of the people.
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break the oppressor in pieces.
72:5They shall fear you while the sun endures;
And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
72:6He will come down like rain on the mown grass,
As showers that water the earth.
72:7In his days, the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
From the River to the ends of the earth.
72:9Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him.
His enemies shall lick the dust.
72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute.
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
72:11Yes, all kings shall fall down before him.
All nations shall serve him.
72:12For he will deliver the needy when he cries;
The poor, who has no helper.
72:13He will have pity on the poor and needy.
He will save the souls of the needy.
72:14He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence.
Their blood will be precious in his sight.
72:15They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba.
Men shall pray for him continually.
They shall bless him all day long.
72:16There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land.
Its fruit sways like Lebanon.
Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
72:17His name endures forever.
His name continues as long as the sun.
Men shall be blessed by him.
All nations will call him blessed.
72:18Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel,
Who alone does marvelous deeds.
72:19Blessed be his glorious name forever!
Let the whole earth be filled with his glory!
Amen and amen.
72:20This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.
BOOK III
World English Bible