Psalms 72

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