By Solomon.

72:1 God, give the king your justice;

your righteousness to the royal son.

72:2 He will judge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice.

72:3 The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people.

The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

72:4 He will judge the poor of the people.

He will save the children of the needy,

and will break the oppressor in pieces.

72:5 They shall fear you while the sun endures;

and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

72:6 He will come down like rain on the mown grass,

as showers that water the earth.

72:7 In his days, the righteous shall flourish,

and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

72:8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,

from the River to the ends of the earth.

72:9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him.

His enemies shall lick the dust.

72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute.

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 will deliver the needy when he cries;

the poor, who has no helper.

72:13 He will have pity on the poor and needy.

He will save the souls of the needy.

72:14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence.

Their blood will be precious in his sight.

72:15 They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba.

Men shall pray for him continually.

They shall bless him all day long.

72:16 There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land.

Its fruit sways like Lebanon.

Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

72:17 His name endures forever.

His name continues as long as the sun.

Men shall be blessed by him.

All nations will call him blessed.

72:18 Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel,

who alone does marvelous deeds.

72:19 Blessed be his glorious name forever!

Let the whole earth be filled with his glory!

Amen and amen.

72:20 This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.

BOOK III