Psalms 72

¹Give the king thy judgments, O God,

²He will judge thy people with righteousness,

³The mountains shall bring peace to the people,

⁴He will judge the poor of the people,

⁵They shall fear thee while the sun endureth,

⁶He will come down like rain upon the mown grass,

⁷In his days shall the righteous flourish,

⁸He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,

⁹They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;

¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute:

¹¹Yea, all kings shall fall down before him;

¹²For he will deliver the needy when he crieth,

¹³He will have pity on the poor and needy,

¹⁴He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence;

¹⁵And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:

¹⁶There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains;

¹⁷His name shall endure for ever;

¹⁸Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel,

¹⁹And blessed be his glorious name for ever;

²⁰The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.