For Solomon.

72:1 O God, give thy judgment to the king, and thy righteousness to the king's son;

72:2 [that he may] judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

72:3 Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to thy people:

72:4 he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

72:5 And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.

72:6 He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling upon the earth.

72:7 In his days shall righteousness spring up; and abundance of peace till the moon be removed.

72:8 And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

72:9 The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

72:10 The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Saba shall offer gifts.

72:11 And all kings shall worship him; all the Gentiles shall serve him.

72:12 For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; and the needy who had no helper.

72:13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall deliver the souls of the needy.

72:14 He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice: and their name [shall be] precious before him.

72:15 And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and [men] shall pray for him continually; [and] all the day shall they praise him.

72:16 There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: the fruit thereof shall be exalted above Libanus, and they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.

72:17 Let his name be blessed for ever: his name shall endure longer than the sun: and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

72:18 Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders.

72:19 And blessed is his glorious name forever, even for ever and ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his glory. So be it, so be it.

72:20 The hymns of David the son of Jessae are ended.

A [Psalm] for Solomon.

72:1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

72:2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

72:3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

72:4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

72:5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

72:6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

72:7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

72:8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

72:9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

72:11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

72:12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

72:13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

72:14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

72:15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

72:16 There shall be an handful of corn 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.

72:17 His 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 blessed.

72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

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