Psalm 72

¹O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

²He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.

³The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness.

⁴He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

⁵They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.

⁶He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

⁷In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.

⁸And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

⁹The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:

¹¹Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.

¹²For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

¹³He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:

¹⁴He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

¹⁵And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.