Psalms 72
1 Ref By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
2 Ref He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
3 Ref The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
4 Ref He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
5 Ref They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.
6 Ref He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.
7 Ref Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
8 Ref And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
9 Ref Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
10 Ref Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.
11 Ref And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,
12 Ref For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
13 Ref He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
14 Ref From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
15 Ref And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.
16 Ref There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.
17 Ref His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.
18 Ref Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
19 Ref And blessed `is' the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled `with' His honour. Amen, and amen!
