Psalm 72

¹  God, give the king your justice;
    your righteousness to the royal son.
² He will judge your people with righteousness,
    and your poor with justice.
³ The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people.
    The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
⁴ He will judge the poor of the people.
    He will save the children of the needy,
    and will break the oppressor in pieces.
⁵ They shall fear you while the sun endures;
    and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
⁶ He will come down like rain on the mown grass,
    as showers that water the earth.
⁷ In his days, the righteous shall flourish,
    and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
⁸ He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
    from the River to the ends of the earth.
⁹ Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him.
    His enemies shall lick the dust.
¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute.
    The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
¹¹ Yes, all kings shall fall down before him.
    All nations shall serve him.
¹² For he will deliver the needy when he cries;
    the poor, who has no helper.
¹³ He will have pity on the poor and needy.
    He will save the souls of the needy.
¹⁴ He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence.
    Their blood will be precious in his sight.
¹⁵ They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba.
    Men shall pray for him continually.
    They shall bless him all day long.
¹⁶ Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land.
    Its fruit sways like Lebanon.
    Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
¹⁷ His name endures forever.
    His name continues as long as the sun.
Men shall be blessed by him.
    All nations will call him blessed.