Psalms 72:1-14 ▼

1 Of Solomon. O God, give Your judgments to the king, and Your justice to the son of the king.

2 May he judge Your people with righteousness, and Your lowly ones with judgment.

3 The mountains will carry peace to the people, and the hills justice.

4 He will judge for the lowly ones of the people; he will save the sons of the needy, and will crush the one oppressing.

5 They will fear You with the sun, and before the face of the moon, from generation to generations.

6 He will come down like rain upon freshly cut grass, like showers dropping on the earth.

7 In his days the righteous will sprout forth, and an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

8 And he will rule from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

9 Before him the desert dwellers will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and the isles will return a gift; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring near a gift.

11 And all kings will bow low before him; all nations will serve him!

12 For he will deliver the needy one crying out, and the poor one without a helper to him.

13 He will have pity on the poor and needy, and he will save the souls of the needy.

14 From oppression and from violence he will redeem their soul, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.