Psalms 72

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.	1 Of Solomon.
2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.	2 O God, give your judgment to the king; your justice to the son of kings; That he may govern your people with justice, your oppressed with right judgment,
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.	3 That the mountains may yield their bounty for the people, and the hills great abundance,
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.	4 That he may defend the oppressed among the people, save the poor and crush the oppressor.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.	5 May he live as long as the sun endures, like the moon, through all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.	6 May he be like rain coming down upon the fields, like showers watering the earth,
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.	7 That abundance may flourish in his days, great bounty, till the moon be no more.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.	8 May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.	9 May his foes kneel before him, his enemies lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.	10 May the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute, the kings of Arabia and Seba offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.	11 May all kings bow before him, all nations serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.	12 For he rescues the poor when they cry out, the oppressed who have no one to help.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.	13 He shows pity to the needy and the poor and saves the lives of the poor.
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.	14 From extortion and violence he frees them, for precious is their blood in his sight.
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.	15 Long may he live, receiving gold from Arabia, prayed for without cease, blessed day by day.
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.	16 May wheat abound in the land, flourish even on the mountain heights. May his fruit increase like Lebanon's, his wheat like the grasses of the land.
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.	17 May his name be blessed forever; as long as the sun, may his name endure. May the tribes of the earth give blessings with his name; may all the nations regard him as favored.
18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.	18 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful deeds.
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.	19 Blessed be his glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with the LORD'S glory. Amen and amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.	20 The end of the psalms of David, son of Jesse.