Psalm 72:1 {A Psalm of Solomon.} God,430 give5414 the king4428 your justice;4941 your righteousness6666 to the royal4428 son.1121 cr 2 He will judge1777 your people5971 with righteousness,6664 and your poor6041 with justice.4941 cr 3 The mountains2022 shall bring5375 prosperity7965 to the people.5971 The hills1389 bring the fruit of righteousness.6666 cr 4 He will judge8199 the poor6041 of the people.5971 He will save3467 the children1121 of the needy,34 and will break the oppressor6231 in pieces.1792 cr 5 They shall fear3372 you while5973 the sun8121 endures;6440 and as long as the moon,3394 throughout all1755 generations.1755 cr 6 He will come down3381 like rain4306 on the mown1488 grass, as showers7241 that water2222 the earth.776 cr 7 In his days,3117 the righteous6662 shall flourish,6524 and abundance7230 of peace,7965 until the moon3394 is no more. cr 8 He shall have dominion7287 also from sea3220 to sea,3220 from the River5104 to the ends657 of the earth.776 cr 9 Those who dwell in the wilderness6728 shall bow3766 before6440 him. His enemies341 shall lick3897 the dust.6083 cr 10 The kings4428 of Tarshish8659 and of the islands339 will bring7725 tribute.4503 The kings4428 of Sheba7614 and Seba5434 shall offer7126 gifts.814 cr 11 Yes, all kings4428 shall fall down7812 before him. All nations1471 shall serve5647 him. cr 12 For he will deliver5337 the needy34 when he cries;7768 the poor,6041 who has no helper.5826 cr 13 He will have pity2347 on the poor1800 and needy.1800 He will save3467 the souls5315 of the needy.34 cr 14 He will redeem1350 their soul5315 from oppression8496 and violence.2555 Their blood1818 will be precious3365 in his sight.5869 cr 15 They shall live,2421 and to him shall be given5414 of the gold2091 of Sheba.7614 Men shall pray6419 for him continually.8548 They shall bless1288 him all day3117 long. cr 16 Abundance6451 of grain1250 shall be throughout the land.776 7218 Its2022 fruit6529 sways7493 like Lebanon.3844 Let it5892 flourish,6692 thriving like the grass6212 of the field.776 cr 17 His name8034 endures forever.5769 His name8034 continues5125 as long as6440 the sun.8121 Men shall be blessed1288 by him. All nations1471 will call him blessed.833 cr 18 Praise1288 be to Yahweh3068 God,430 the God430 of Israel,3478 who alone does6213 marvelous deeds.6381 cr 19 Blessed1288 be his glorious3519 name8034 forever!5769 Let the whole earth776 be filled4390 with his glory!3519 Amen543 and amen.543 cr

Psalm 72:20 This ends3615 the prayers8605 by David,1732 the son1121 of Jesse.3448 cr