Psa 72 | LSB | STEP | Of Solomon. O God, give the king Your judgments, And Your righteousness to the king’s son.

Psalms 72

Psalm 72

Give the King Your Judgments

Of Solomon.

1 O God, give the king Your judgments,
And Your righteousness to the king’s son.
2 ^{▼▼ Or He will judge}May ^{▼▼Many of the pronouns in this Psalm may be rendered He since the ultimate reference is to the Messiah}he render judgment to Your people with righteousness
And Your ^{▼▼Or humble}afflicted with justice.
3 Let the mountains lift up ^{▼▼Or prosperity}peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 ^{▼▼ Or He will vindicate}May he give justice to the ^{▼▼Or humble}afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.
5 ^{▼▼Or They will fear}Let them fear You while the sun endures,
And ^{▼▼Lit before the moon}as long as the moon, from generation to all generations.
6 ^{▼▼ Or He will come down}May he come down like rain upon the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.
7 ^{▼▼ Or The righteous will flourish}May the righteous flourish in his days,
And abundance of peace until the moon is no more.
8 May he also have dominion from sea to sea
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 ^{▼▼ Or The nomads will kneel}Let the desert creatures kneel before him,
And his enemies lick the dust.
10 ^{▼▼ Or The kings...will bring}Let the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands bring a present;
The kings of Sheba and Seba offer tribute.
11 ^{▼▼ Or All kings will bow down}And let all kings bow down to him,
All nations serve him.
12 For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The ^{▼▼Or humble}afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And the ^{▼▼Lit souls}lives of the needy he will save.
14 He will redeem their ^{▼▼Lit soul}life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be precious in his sight;
15 So may he live! And may they give to him the gold of Sheba;
And let each pray for him continually;
Let each bless him all day long.
16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;
May its fruit wave like the cedars of Lebanon;
And may those from the city blossom like vegetation of the earth.
17 May his name endure forever;
May his name ^{▼▼To obtain descendants; or sprout forth}increase ^{▼▼Lit before the sun}as long as the sun shines;
Let all nations ^{▼▼Or experience blessing repeatedly, bless themselves}be blessed in him;
Let all nations call him blessed.
18 Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,
Who alone works wondrous deeds.
19 And blessed be His glorious name forever;
And may the whole earth be filled with His glory.
Amen, and Amen.
20 ^{▼▼Possibly one of the last prayers of David for Solomon, which Solomon incorporated into his psalm}The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.