The Reign of the Righteous King.
A Psalm of Solomon.
And Your righteousness to the king’s son.
2 [a]May [b]he judge Your people with righteousness
And [c]Your afflicted with justice.
3 [d]May the mountains bring [e]peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 [f]May he vindicate the [g]afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.
And [i]as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.
6 [j]May he come down like rain upon the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.
7 [k]May the righteous flourish in his days,
As well as an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9 [l]May the nomads of the desert bow before him,
And his enemies lick the dust.
10 [m]May the kings of Tarshish and of the [n]islands bring gifts;
May the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tributes.
11 [o]And may all kings bow down before him,
All nations serve him.
The [p]afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the [q]lives of the needy.
14 He will [r]rescue their [s]life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be precious in his sight;
15 So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;
And [t]they are to pray for him continually;
[u]They are to bless him all day long.
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like the vegetation of the earth.
17 May his name endure forever;
May his name produce descendants [v]as long as the sun shines;
And may people wish blessings on themselves by him;
May all nations call him blessed.
Who alone works wonders.
19 And blessed be His glorious name forever;
And may the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and Amen.
Footnotes
- Psalm 72:2 Or He will judge
- Psalm 72:2 Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the typical reference is to the Messiah
- Psalm 72:2 Or Your humble
- Psalm 72:3 Or The mountains will bring
- Psalm 72:3 Or prosperity
- Psalm 72:4 Or He will vindicate
- Psalm 72:4 Or humble
- Psalm 72:5 Or They will fear
- Psalm 72:5 Lit before the moon
- Psalm 72:6 Or He will come down
- Psalm 72:7 Or The righteous will flourish
- Psalm 72:9 Or The nomads...will bow
- Psalm 72:10 Or The kings...will bring
- Psalm 72:10 Or coastlands
- Psalm 72:11 Or All kings will bow down
- Psalm 72:12 Or humble
- Psalm 72:13 Lit souls
- Psalm 72:14 Lit redeem
- Psalm 72:14 Lit soul
- Psalm 72:15 Lit he is to
- Psalm 72:15 Lit He is to
- Psalm 72:17 Lit before the sun