Psalm 72

¹ O God, thy judgments give the king,

and thy justice to the king’s son.

² He shall thy folk with justice judge,

and to thy poor see judgment done.

³ The mountains shall abundantly

unto the people bring forth peace:

the little hills shall bring the same,

by executing righteousness.

⁴ Poor of the people he shall judge,

and children of the needy save;

and he in pieces shall break down

each one that them oppressed have.

⁵ They shall thee fear, while sun and moon

endure through generations all.

⁶ Like rain on mown grass he shall come:

as show’rs on earth distilling fall.

⁷ The just shall flourish in his days,

and store of peace till no moon be.

⁸ And from the sea unto the sea,

from flood to land’s end reign shall he.

⁹ They that within the wilderness

do dwell, before him bow they must:

and they who are his enemies

they verily shall lick the dust.

¹⁰ Upon him presents shall bestow

of Tarshish, and the isles, the kings,

Sheba’s, and Seba’s kings also,

shall unto him give offerings.

¹¹ Yea to him all the kings shall fall,

and serve him every nation.

¹² For needy crying save he shall,

the poor, and helper that hath none.

¹³ The poor and needy he shall spare;

and the souls of the needy save.

¹⁴ Their souls from fraud and violence

by him shall free redemption have:

and precious in his sight shall be

¹⁵ the blood of them. And he shall live,

and unto him shall every one

of purest gold of Sheba give:

also each one their humble pray’r

in his behalf shall make always:

and everyone his blessedness

shall daily celebrate with praise.

¹⁶ Of corn an handful there shall be

i’th land the mountains’ tops upon,

the fruit whereof shall moving shake

like to the trees of Lebanon:

and they that of the city be

like grass on earth shall flourish all.

¹⁷ His name for ever shall endure

as long as sun continue shall:

so shall his name continued be,

and men in him themselves shall bless,

and all the nations of the world

shall him the blessed one profess.

¹⁸ O let Jehovah blessed be,

the God, the God of Israel,

he worketh by himself alone

such things whereat men may marvel.

¹⁹ And blessed be his glor’ous name

for ever, let the whole earth be

fill’d full with glory of the same,

Amen, also Amen say we.