Psalms 72

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 [Of Solomon] God, endow the king with your own fair judgement, the son of the king with your ownsaving justice,	1 A Psalm of Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to those who are upright in heart.
2 that he may rule your people with justice, and your poor with fair judgement.	2 But my feet were nearly moved; my steps had nearly slipped.
3 Mountains and hil s, bring peace to the people! With justice	3 For I was zealous over the iniquitous, seeing the peacefulness of sinners.
4 he wil judge the poor of the people, he wil save the children of the needy and crush their oppressors.	4 For they have no respect for their death, nor do they have support in their wounds.
5 In the sight of the sun and the moon he wil endure, age after age.	5 They are not with the hardships of men, nor will they be scourged with men.
6 He will come down like rain on mown grass, like showers moistening the land.	6 Therefore, arrogance has held on to them. They have been covered with their iniquity and impiety.
7 In his days uprightness shal flourish, and peace in plenty till the moon is no more.	7 Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.
8 His empire shal stretch from sea to sea, from the river to the limits of the earth.	8 They have thought and spoken wickedness. They have spoken iniquity in high places.
9 The Beast wil cower before him, his enemies lick the dust;	9 They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has traversed the earth.
10 the kings of Tarshish and the islands wil pay him tribute. The kings of Sheba and Saba wil offer gifts;	10 Therefore, my people will be converted here, and fullness of days will be found in them.
11 all kings will do him homage, al nations become his servants.	11 And they said, “How would God know?” and, “Isn’t there knowledge in high places?”
12 For he rescues the needy who cal s to him, and the poor who has no one to help.	12 Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the needy from death.	13 And I said: So then, it is without purpose that I have justified my heart and washed my hands among the innocent.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their lives, their blood is precious in his sight.	14 And I have been scourged all day long, and I have received my chastisement in the mornings.
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 If I were to say that I would explain this: Behold, I would condemn this nation of your sons.
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 I considered, so that I might know this. It is a hardship before me,
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 until I may enter into the Sanctuary of God, and understand it to its last part.
18 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who alone works wonders;	18 So, because of deceitfulness, truly, you have placed it before them. While they were being lifted up, you were casting them down.
19 blessed for ever his glorious name. May the whole world be fil ed with his glory! Amen! Amen!	19 How have they been brought to desolation? They have suddenly failed. They have perished because of their iniquity.
20 End of the prayers of David, son of Jesse.	20 As a dream is to those who awaken, O Lord, so will you reduce their image to nothing in your city.
	21 For my heart has been inflamed, and my temperament has been changed.
	22 And so, I have been reduced to nothing, and I did not know it.
	23 I have become like a beast of burden to you, and I am always with you.
	24 You have held my right hand. And in your will, you have conducted me, and with your glory, you have taken me up.
	25 For what is there for me in heaven? And what do I wish for on earth before you?
	26 My body has failed, and my heart: O God of my heart, and God my portion, into eternity.
	27 For behold, those who put themselves far from you will perish. You have perished all those who fornicate away from you.
	28 But it is good for me to adhere to God, to put my hope in the Lord God, so that I may announce all your prophecies, at the gates of the daughter of Zion.