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Psalms 72
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1(73) A Psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart!
1By Solomon. God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
2But my feet were almost overthrown; my goings very nearly slipped.
2He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
3For I was jealous of the transgressors, beholding the tranquility of sinners.
3The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
4For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: and [they have] firmness under their affliction.
4He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
5They are not in the troubles of [other] men; and they shall not be scourged with [other] men.
5They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6Therefore pride has possessed them; they have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness.
6He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
7Their injustice shall go forth as out of fatness: they have fulfilled their intention.
7In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
8They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily.
8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
9They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has gone through upon the earth.
9Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
10Therefore shall my people return hither: and full days shall be found with them.
10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11And they said, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?
11Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
12Behold, these [are] the sinners, and they that prosper always: they have possessed wealth.
12For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
13And I said, Verily in vain have I justified my heart, and washed my hands in innocency.
13He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
14For I was plagued all the day, and my reproof [was] every morning.
14He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
15If I said, I will speak thus; behold, I [should] have broken covenant with the generation of your children.
15He will live; and Sheba’s gold will be given to him. Men will pray for him continually. They will bless him all day long.
16And I undertook to understand this, [but] it is too hard for me,
16Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17until I go into the sanctuary of God; [and so] understand the latter end.
17His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
18Surely you have appointed [judgments] to them because of their crafty dealings: you have cast them down when they were lifted up.
18Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19How have they become desolate! suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity.
19Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
20As the dream of one awakening, O Lord, in your city you will despise their image.
20This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.