PS-72:1 [A Psalm] for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O

God, and thy

righteousness unto the king's son.

PS-72:2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy

poor with

judgment.

PS-72:3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the

little hills,

by righteousness.

PS-72:4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the

children of

the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

PS-72:5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure,

throughout

all generations.

PS-72:6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as

showers [that]

water the earth.

PS-72:7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance

of peace so

long as the moon endureth.

PS-72:8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from

the river unto

the ends of the earth.

PS-72:9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;

and his

enemies shall lick the dust.

PS-72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring

presents: the

kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

PS-72:11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations

shall serve

him.

PS-72:12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor

also, and

[him] that hath no helper.

PS-72:13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the

souls of the

needy.

PS-72:14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence:

and precious

shall their blood be in his sight.

PS-72:15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the

gold of Sheba:

prayer also shall be made for him continually; [and] daily shall

he be

praised.

PS-72:16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the

top of the

mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and

[they] of the city

shall flourish like grass of the earth.

PS-72:17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be

continued as long

as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall

call him

blessed.

PS-72:18 Blessed [be] the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only

doeth wondrous

things.

PS-72:19 And blessed [be] his glorious name for ever: and let

the whole earth

be filled [with] his glory; Amen, and Amen.

PS-72:20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

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