Regarding Solomon.

72 O God, give your own judicial decisions to the king,+

And your righteousness to the son of the king.+

 ² May he plead the cause of your people with righteousness+

And of your afflicted ones with judicial decision.+

 ³ Let the mountains carry peace to the people,+

Also the hills, through righteousness.

 ⁴ Let him judge the afflicted ones of the people,+

Let him save the sons of the poor one,

And let him crush the defrauder.

 ⁵ They will* fear you as long as there is a sun,*+

And before the moon for generation after generation.*+

 ⁶ He will descend like the rain upon the mown grass,+

Like copious showers that wet the earth.*+

 ⁷ In his days the righteous one* will sprout,+

And the abundance of peace until the moon is no more.*+

 ⁸ And he will have subjects from sea to sea+

And from the River*+ to the ends of the earth.+

 ⁹ Before him the inhabitants of waterless regions* will bow down,+

And his very enemies will lick the dust itself.+

¹⁰ The kings of Tar′shish and of the islands*+—

Tribute they will pay.+

The kings of She′ba and of Se′ba—

A gift they will present.+

¹¹ And to him all the kings will prostrate themselves;+

All the nations, for their part, will serve him.+

¹² For he will deliver the poor one crying for help,+

Also the afflicted one and whoever has no helper.+

¹³ He will feel sorry for the lowly one and the poor one,+

And the souls of the poor ones he will save.+

¹⁴ From oppression and from violence he will redeem their soul,

And their blood will be precious in his eyes.+

¹⁵ And let him live,+ and to him let some of the gold of She′ba be given.+

And in his behalf let prayer be made constantly;

All day long let him be blessed.+

¹⁶ There will come to be plenty of grain on the earth;+

On the top of the mountains there will be an overflow.+

His fruit will be as in Leb′a·non,+

And those who are from the city will blossom like the vegetation of the earth.+

¹⁷ Let his name prove to be to time indefinite;+

Before the sun let his name have increase,

And by means of him let them bless themselves;+

Let all nations pronounce him happy.+

¹⁸ Blessed be Jehovah God, Israel’s God,+

Who alone is doing wonderful works.+

¹⁹ And blessed be his glorious name to time indefinite,+

And let his glory fill the whole earth.+

Amen and Amen.*

²⁰ The prayers of David, the son of Jes′se,+ have come to their end.