Psalm 72

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.