72:1 GIVE THE king [knowledge of] Your [way of] judging, O God, and [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king's son [to control all his actions]. |
72:2 Let him judge {and} govern Your people with righteousness, and Your poor {and} afflicted ones with judgment {and} justice. |
72:3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, through [the general establishment of] righteousness. |
72:4 May he judge {and} defend the poor of the people, deliver the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor, |
72:5 So that they may revere {and} fear You while the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. |
72:6 May he [Solomon as a type of King David's greater Son] be like rain that comes down upon the mown grass, like showers that water the earth. |
72:7 In His [Christ's] days shall the [uncompromisingly] righteous flourish and peace abound till there is a moon no longer. |
72:8 He [Christ] shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth. |
72:9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him and His enemies shall lick the dust. |
72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of the coasts shall bring offerings; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. |
72:11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall serve Him. |
72:12 For He delivers the needy when he calls out, the poor also and him who has no helper. |
72:13 He will have pity on the poor {and} weak and needy and will save the lives of the needy. |
72:14 He will redeem their lives from oppression {and} fraud and violence, and precious {and} costly shall their blood be in His sight. |
72:15 And He shall live; and to Him shall be given gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for Him {and} through Him continually, {and} they shall bless {and} praise Him all the day long. |
72:16 There shall be abundance of grain in the soil upon the top of the mountains [the least fruitful places in the land]; the fruit of it shall wave like [the forests of] Lebanon, and [the inhabitants of] the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. |
72:17 His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun [indeed, His name continues before the sun]. And men shall be blessed {and} bless themselves by Him; all nations shall call Him blessed! |
72:18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone does wondrous things! |
72:19 Blessed be His glorious name forever; let the whole earth be filled with His glory! Amen and Amen! |
72:20 The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended. |