Psalms 72 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 To Solomon. O God, thou wilt give thy judgments to the king, and thy justice to the king's son. Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
2 He shall judge thy people in justice, and thy poor in judgment. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
3 The mountains shall lift up peace to the people, and the hills in justice. Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, and save to the sons of the needy, and he will break in pieces him oppressing. May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor! May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
5 And they shall fear thee with the sun and before the moon, generation of generations. May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
6 He shall come down as rain upon a fleece, as showers of pouring rain upon the earth. May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth! May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
7 The just one shall break forth in his days, and a multitude of peace even till no moon. In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 And he shall rule from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Inhabitants of the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands shall turn back a gift, the kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring a present. May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts! May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.
11 And all kings shall worship to him: all nations shall serve him. May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him! May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12 For we will deliver the needy from the powerful one, and the poor and no helper to him. For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will spare for the poor and the needy, and he will save the souls of the needy. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
14 From oppression and from violence he will redeem their soul, and their blood shall be precious in his eyes. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight. He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 And he shall live, and there shall be given to him from the gold of Sheba: and there shall always be supplications for him; all the day shall they praise him. Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day! Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
16 There shall be diffusion of grain in the earth upon the head of the mountains; its fruit shall shake as Lebanon, and they shall blossom from the city as the grass of the earth. May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field! May 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.
17 His name shall be forever: his name shall flourish before the sun: and they shall be praised in him: all nations shall pronounce him happy. May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed! May 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.
18 Praised be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, doing wonders himself alone. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 And praised be the name of his glory forever; and his glory shall fill all the earth. Amen and Amen. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen! Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 The prayers of David son of Jesse were completed. The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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