Psalms 72

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 [Of Solomon] God, endow the king with your own fair judgement, the son of the king with your ownsaving justice,	1 Of Solomon.
2 that he may rule your people with justice, and your poor with fair judgement.	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 Mountains and hil s, bring peace to the people! With justice	3 That the mountains may yield their bounty for the people, and the hills great abundance,
4 he wil judge the poor of the people, he wil save the children of the needy and crush their oppressors.	4 That he may defend the oppressed among the people, save the poor and crush the oppressor.
5 In the sight of the sun and the moon he wil endure, age after age.	5 May he live as long as the sun endures, like the moon, through all generations.
6 He will come down like rain on mown grass, like showers moistening the land.	6 May he be like rain coming down upon the fields, like showers watering the earth,
7 In his days uprightness shal flourish, and peace in plenty till the moon is no more.	7 That abundance may flourish in his days, great bounty, till the moon be no more.
8 His empire shal stretch from sea to sea, from the river to the limits of the earth.	8 May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 The Beast wil cower before him, his enemies lick the dust;	9 May his foes kneel before him, his enemies lick the dust.
10 the kings of Tarshish and the islands wil pay him tribute. The kings of Sheba and Saba wil offer gifts;	10 May the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute, the kings of Arabia and Seba offer gifts.
11 all kings will do him homage, al nations become his servants.	11 May all kings bow before him, all nations serve him.
12 For he rescues the needy who cal s to him, and the poor who has no one to help.	12 For he rescues the poor when they cry out, the oppressed who have no one to help.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the needy from death.	13 He shows pity to the needy and the poor and saves the lives of the poor.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their lives, their blood is precious in his sight.	14 From extortion and violence he frees them, for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 (Long may he live; may the gold of Sheba be given him!) Prayer wil be offered for him constantly,and blessings invoked on him al day.	15 Long may he live, receiving gold from Arabia, prayed for without cease, blessed day by day.
16 May wheat abound in the land, waving on the heights of the hills, like Lebanon with its fruits andflowers at their best, like the grasses 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 May his name be blessed for ever, and endure in the sight of the sun. In him shal be blessed everyrace in the world, and all nations 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 Yahweh, the God of Israel, who alone works wonders;	18 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful deeds.
19 blessed for ever his glorious name. May the whole world be fil ed with his glory! Amen! Amen!	19 Blessed be his glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with the LORD'S glory. Amen and amen.
20 End of the prayers of David, son of Jesse.	20 The end of the psalms of David, son of Jesse.