Psalm 72–73

Psalm LXXII.

A Psalm for Solomon.

Give the king thy judgments, O God,

And ^athy righteousness unto ^bthe king’s son.

^2cHe shall judge thy people with righteousness,

And thy poor with judgment.

³The ^dmountains shall bring ^epeace to the people,

And the ^dlittle hills, by ^erighteousness.

^4cHe shall judge the poor of the people,

He shall save the children of the needy,

And shall break in pieces the oppressor.

⁵They shall fear thee ^fas long as the sun

And moon endure, throughout all generations.

^6gHe shall come down like rain upon ^hthe mown grass:

As ⁱshowers that water the earth.

⁷In his days ^kshall the righteous flourish;

And ^labundance of peace ^mso long as the moon endureth.

⁸ⁿHe shall have dominion also from sea to sea,

And from ⁿthe river unto ^othe ends of the earth.

^9pThey that dwell in the wilderness shall ^ppbow before him;

And his enemies ^qshall lick the dust.

^10rThe kings of ^sTarshish and of ^tthe isles shall bring ^upresents:

The kings of ^xSheba and ^ySeba shall offer ^zgifts.

¹¹Yea, all kings ^ashall fall down before him:

All nations shall serve him.

¹²For he shall deliver the needy ^bwhen he crieth;

The poor also, ^band him that hath no helper.

¹³He shall spare the poor and needy,

And shall save the souls of the needy.

¹⁴He shall redeem their soul from ^cdeceit and violence:

And ^dprecious shall their blood be in his sight.

¹⁵And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of ^eSheba:

Prayer also shall be made ^ffor him continually;

And daily shall he be praised.

¹⁶There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains;

The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon:

^gAnd ^hthey of the city ⁱshall flourish ^klike grass of the earth.

¹⁷His name shall endure for ever:

His name shall be continued as long as the sun:

And ^lmen shall be blessed in him:

^mAll nations shall call him blessed.

^18tnBlessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,

Who ^oonly ^pdoeth wondrous things.

¹⁹And blessed be ^qhis glorious name for ever:

^rAnd let the whole earth be filled with his glory; ^sAmen, and Amen.

^20tThe ^uprayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

Psalm LXXIII.

A Psalm of Asaph.

Truly God is good to ^aIsrael,

Even to such as are of a clean heart.

²But as for me, my feet were almost ^bgone;

My steps had well nigh slipt.

^3cFor I was ^denvious at the ^efoolish,

When I saw the ^fprosperity of the wicked.

⁴For there are no ^gbands in their death:

But their strength is firm.

⁵They are not in trouble as other men;

Neither are they ^hplagued like other men.

⁶ⁿTherefore pride compasseth them about ⁱas a chain;

Violence covereth them ^jas a garment.

^7kTheir eyes stand out with fatness:

They have more than heart could wish.

⁸They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression:

^lThey speak ^mloftily.

⁹They set their mouth against the heavens,

And their tongue walketh through the earth.

¹⁰ⁿTherefore his people return hither:

And waters of a full ^ocup ^pare wrung out to them.

¹¹And they say, ^qHow doth God know?

And is there knowledge in the most High?

¹²Behold, these are the ungodly,

^rWho prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

^13sVerily I have cleansed my heart in vain,

And ^twashed my hands in innocency.

¹⁴For all the day long have I been ^hplagued,

And chastened ^ttevery morning.

¹⁵If I say, I will speak ^uthus;

Behold, I should offend against ^vthe generation of thy children.

¹⁶When I ^wthought to know this,

It was too painful for me;

¹⁷Until I went into ^xthe sanctuary of God;

Then ^yunderstood I ^ztheir end.

^18sSurely thou didst set them in ^aslippery places:

Thou castedst them down into ^bdestruction.

¹⁹How are they brought into desolation, ^cas in a moment!

They are utterly ^dconsumed with ^eterrors.

^20fAs a dream when one awaketh;

So, O Lord, ^gwhen thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

²¹Thus my heart was grieved,

And I was pricked in my reins.

²²So ^hfoolish was I, and ignorant:

I was as ⁱa beast before thee.

²³Nevertheless I am continually with thee:

Thou hast holden me by my right hand.

^24jThou shalt guide me with thy counsel,

And afterward ^jjreceive me to glory.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven but thee?

And there is none upon earth that I desire ^kbesides thee.

^26lMy flesh and my heart faileth:

But God is the strength of my heart, and ^mmy portion ⁿfor ever.

²⁷For lo, ^othey that are far from thee shall perish:

Thou hast destroyed all them that ^pgo a whoring from thee.

²⁸But it is good for me to draw near to God:

I have put my trust in the Lord God,

That I may ^qdeclare all thy works.