Psalms 72 — DBY

For Solomon.

72Verse 1O^°God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
^{Verse 2}He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.
^{Verse 3}The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness.
^{Verse 4}He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.
^{Verse 5}They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.
^{Verse 6}He shall come down like rain on 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}And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
^{Verse 9}The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
^{Verse 10}The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:
^{Verse 11}Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.
^{Verse 12}For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;
^{Verse 13}He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:
^{Verse 14}He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
^{Verse 15}And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.
^{Verse 16}There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.
^{Verse 17}His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
^{Verse 18}Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the^°God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!
^{Verse 19}And blessed be his glorious name for ever! 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.