Psalms 72 — ASVBT

A Psalm of Solomon.

72Verse 1Give the king thy judgments, O God,
And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
^{Verse 2}He will judge thy people with righteousness,
And thy poor with justice.
^{Verse 3}The mountains shall bring peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
^{Verse 4}He will judge the poor of the people,
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor.
^{Verse 5}They shall fear thee while the sun endureth,
And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
^{Verse 6}He will come down like rain upon the mown grass,
As showers that water the earth.
^{Verse 7}In his days shall the righteous flourish,
And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
^{Verse 8}He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the River unto the ends of the earth.
^{Verse 9}They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;
And his enemies shall lick the dust.
^{Verse 10}The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute:
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
^{Verse 11}Yea, all kings shall fall down before him;
All nations shall serve him.
^{Verse 12}For he will deliver the needy when he crieth,
And the poor, that hath no helper.
^{Verse 13}He will have pity on the poor and needy,
And the souls of the needy he will save.
^{Verse 14}He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence;
And precious will their blood be in his sight:
^{Verse 15}And 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.
^{Verse 16}There 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.
^{Verse 17}His name shall endure forever;
His name shall be continued as long as the sun:
And men shall be blessed in him;
All nations shall call him happy.^{Verse 18}Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel,
Who only doeth wondrous things:
^{Verse 19}And blessed be his glorious name forever;
And let the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen, and Amen.^{Verse 20}The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.