Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

¹Endow the king with your justice, O God,

the royal son with your righteousness.

²May he judge your people in righteousness,

your afflicted ones with justice.

³May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,

the hills the fruit of righteousness.

⁴May he defend the afflicted among the people

and save the children of the needy;

may he crush the oppressor.

⁵May he endure as long as the sun,

as long as the moon, through all generations.

⁶May he be like rain falling on a mown field,

like showers watering the earth.

⁷In his days may the righteous flourish

and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

⁸May he rule from sea to sea

and from the River to the ends of the earth.

⁹May the desert tribes bow before him

and his enemies lick the dust.

¹⁰May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores

bring tribute to him.

May the kings of Sheba and Seba

present him gifts.

¹¹May all kings bow down to him

and all nations serve him.

¹²For he will deliver the needy who cry out,

the afflicted who have no one to help.

¹³He will take pity on the weak and the needy

and save the needy from death.

¹⁴He will rescue them from oppression and violence,

for precious is their blood in his sight.

¹⁵Long may he live!

May gold from Sheba be given him.

May people ever pray for him

and bless him all day long.

¹⁶May grain abound throughout the land;

on the tops of the hills may it sway.

May the crops flourish like Lebanon

and thrive like the grass of the field.

¹⁷May his name endure forever;

may it continue as long as the sun.

Then all nations will be blessed through him,

and they will call him blessed.

¹⁸Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,

who alone does marvelous deeds.

¹⁹Praise be to his glorious name forever;

may the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Amen and Amen.

²⁰This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.