Chapter 72

¹{For Solomon.} O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king`s son. ²He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment. ³The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness. ⁴He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. ⁵They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation. ⁶He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth. ⁷In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more. ⁸And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. ⁹The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. ¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute: ¹¹Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him. ¹²For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper; ¹³He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy: ¹⁴He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight. ¹⁵And 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. ¹⁶There 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. ¹⁷His 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. ¹⁸Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things! ¹⁹And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen. ²⁰The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.