| Chapter 72 |
1 | Of Solomon.
Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son. |
2 | May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor. |
3 | May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness. |
4 | May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed. |
5 | May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations. |
6 | May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth. |
7 | In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven. |
8 | Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth. |
9 | Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust. |
10 | Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores. |
11 | Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants. |
12 | For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper. |
13 | He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need. |
14 | He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes. |
15 | May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day. |
16 | May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth. |
17 | May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name. |
18 | Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders. |
19 | Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it. |
20 | The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. A Psalm. Of Asaph.
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