Salmi 72

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Salomonis. Deus, iudicium tuum regi da et iustitiam tuam filio regis;	1 [Of Solomon] God, endow the king with your own fair judgement, the son of the king with your ownsaving justice,
2 iudicet populum tuum in iustitia et pauperes tuos in iudicio.	2 that he may rule your people with justice, and your poor with fair judgement.
3 Afferant montes pacem populo, et colles iustitiam.	3 Mountains and hil s, bring peace to the people! With justice
4 Iudicabit pauperes populi et salvos faciet filios inopis et humiliabit calumniatorem.	4 he wil judge the poor of the people, he wil save the children of the needy and crush their oppressors.
5 Et permanebit cum sole et ante lunam in generatione et generationem.	5 In the sight of the sun and the moon he wil endure, age after age.
6 Descendet sicut pluvia in gramen, et sicut imber irrigans terram.	6 He will come down like rain on mown grass, like showers moistening the land.
7 Florebit in diebus eius iustitia et abundantia pacis, donec auferatur luna.	7 In his days uprightness shal flourish, and peace in plenty till the moon is no more.
8 Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare et a flumine usque ad terminos orbis terrarum.	8 His empire shal stretch from sea to sea, from the river to the limits of the earth.
9 Coram illo procident incolae deserti, et inimici eius terram lingent.	9 The Beast wil cower before him, his enemies lick the dust;
10 Reges Tharsis et insulae munera offerent, reges Arabum et Saba dona adducent.	10 the kings of Tarshish and the islands wil pay him tribute. The kings of Sheba and Saba wil offer gifts;
11 Et adorabunt eum omnes reges, omnes gentes servient ei.	11 all kings will do him homage, al nations become his servants.
12 Quia liberabit inopem clamantem et pauperem, cui non erat adiutor.	12 For he rescues the needy who cal s to him, and the poor who has no one to help.
13 Parcet pauperi et inopi et animas pauperum salvas faciet.	13 He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the needy from death.
14 Ex oppressione et violentia redimet animas eorum, et pretiosus erit sanguis eorum coram illo. -	14 From oppression and violence he redeems their lives, their blood is precious in his sight.
15 Et vivet, et dabitur ei de auro Arabiae, et orabunt pro ipso semper; tota die benedicent ei.	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.
16 Et erit ubertas frumenti in terra, in summis montium fluctuabit, sicut Libanus fructus eius; et florebunt de civitate sicut fenum terrae.	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.
17 Sit nomen eius benedictum in saecula, ante solem permanebit nomen eius. Et benedicentur in ipso omnes tribus terrae, omnes gentes magnificabunt eum.	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.
18 Benedictus Dominus Deus, Deus Israel, qui facit mirabilia solus.	18 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who alone works wonders;
19 Et benedictum nomen maiestatis eius in aeternum; et replebitur maiestate eius omnis terra. Fiat, fiat.	19 blessed for ever his glorious name. May the whole world be fil ed with his glory! Amen! Amen!
	20 End of the prayers of David, son of Jesse.