Psalms 72:1-13 ▼

1 BY SOLOMON. O God, give Your judgments to the king, || And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

2 He judges Your people with righteousness, || And Your poor with judgment.

3 The mountains bear peace to the people, || And the heights by righteousness.

4 He judges the poor of the people, || Gives deliverance to the sons of the needy, || And bruises the oppressor.

5 They fear You with the sun, and before the moon, || Generation—generations.

6 He comes down as rain on mown grass, || As showers—sprinkling the earth.

7 The righteous flourish in His days, || And abundance of peace until the moon is not.

8 And He rules from sea to sea, || And from the river to the ends of the earth.

9 Desert-dwellers bow before Him, || And His enemies lick the dust.

10 Kings of Tarshish and of the islands send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba bring a reward near.

11 And all kings bow themselves to Him, || All nations serve Him,

12 For He delivers the needy who cries, || And the poor when he has no helper,

13 He has pity on the poor and needy, || And He saves the souls of the needy,