Psalms 72

¹ Of Solomon.

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 That the mountains may yield their bounty for the people, and the hills great abundance,

⁴ That he may defend the oppressed among the people, save the poor and crush the oppressor.

⁵ May he live as long as the sun endures, like the moon, through all generations.

⁶ May he be like rain coming down upon the fields, like showers watering the earth,

⁷ That abundance may flourish in his days, great bounty, till the moon be no more.

⁸ May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.

⁹ May his foes kneel before him, his enemies lick the dust.

¹⁰ May the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute, the kings of Arabia and Seba offer gifts.

¹¹ May all kings bow before him, all nations serve him.

¹² For he rescues the poor when they cry out, the oppressed who have no one to help.

¹³ He shows pity to the needy and the poor and saves the lives of the poor.

¹⁴ From extortion and violence he frees them, for precious is their blood in his sight.

¹⁵ Long may he live, receiving gold from Arabia, prayed for without cease, blessed day by day.

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 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, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful deeds.

¹⁹ Blessed be his glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with the LORD'S glory. Amen and amen.

²⁰ The end of the psalms of David, son of Jesse.