PSALM 72
1For Solomon.
God, grant Your judgments to the king
and Your righteousness to the king’s son.
2May he judge Your people righteously
and Your lowly ones in justice.
3May the mountains bear peace to the people,
and the hills righteousness.
4May he bring justice to the lowly of the people,
may he rescue the sons of the needy
and crush the oppressor.
5May they fear you as long as the sun
and as long as the moon, generations untold.
6May he come down like rain on new-mown grass,
like showers that moisten the earth.
7May the just man flourish in his days—
and abundant peace till the moon is no more.
8And may he hold sway from sea to sea,
from the River to the ends of the earth.
9Before him may the desert-folk kneel,
and his enemies lick the dust.
10May kings of Tarshish and the islands
bring tribute,
may kings of Sheba and Siba
offer vassal gifts.
11And may all kings bow to him,
all nations serve him.
12For he saves the needy man pleading,
and the lowly who has none to help him.
13He pities the poor and the needy,
and the lives of the needy he rescues,
14from scheming and outrage redeems them,
and their blood is dear in his sight.
15Long may he live,
and the gold of Sheba be given him.
all day long be blessed.
16May there be abundance of grain in the land,
May his fruit rustle like Lebanon,
and may they sprout from the town like grass of the land.
17May his name be forever.
As long as the sun may his name bear seed.
And may all nations be blessed through him, call him happy.
18Blessed is the LORD God, Israel’s God, performing wonders alone.
19And blessed is His glory forever, and may His glory fill all the earth
Amen and amen.
20The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.