72:1 Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.

72:2 He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

72:3 The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.

72:4 He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor.

72:5 He will endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.

72:6 He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

72:7 In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.

72:8 He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.

72:9 The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.

72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts.

72:11 All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.

72:12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.

72:13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

72:14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.

72:15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.

72:16 Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of the field.

72:17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.

72:18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

72:19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

72:20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.