72GIVE THE king [knowledge of] Your [way of] judging, O God, and [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king's son [to control all his actions].H8010H5414H4428H4941H430H6666H4428H1121

2Let him judge {and} govern Your people with righteousness, and Your poor {and} afflicted ones with judgment {and} justice.H1777H5971H6664H6041H4941

3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, through [the general establishment of] righteousness.H2022H5375H7965H5971H1389H6666

4May he judge {and} defend the poor of the people, deliver the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor,H8199H6041H5971H3467H1121H34H1792H6231

5So that they may revere {and} fear You while the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.H3372H5973H8121H3394H6440H1755H1755

6May he [Solomon as a type of King David's greater Son] be like rain that comes down upon the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.H3381H4306H1488H7241H2222H776

7In His [Christ's] days shall the [uncompromisingly] righteous flourish and peace abound till there is a moon no longer.H3117H6662H6524H7230H7965H3394

8He [Christ] shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth.H7287H3220H3220H5104H657H776

9Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him and His enemies shall lick the dust.H6728H3766H6440H341H3897H6083

10The kings of Tarshish and of the coasts shall bring offerings; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.H4428H8659H339H7725H4503H4428H7614H5434H7126H814

11Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall serve Him.H4428H7812H1471H5647

12For He delivers the needy when he calls out, the poor also and him who has no helper.H5337H34H7768H6041H5826

13He will have pity on the poor {and} weak and needy and will save the lives of the needy.H2347H1800H34H3467H5315H34

14He will redeem their lives from oppression {and} fraud and violence, and precious {and} costly shall their blood be in His sight.H1350H5315H8496H2555H3365H1818H5869

15And He shall live; and to Him shall be given gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for Him {and} through Him continually, {and} they shall bless {and} praise Him all the day long.H2421H5414H2091H7614H6419H8548H3117H1288

16There shall be abundance of grain in the soil upon the top of the mountains [the least fruitful places in the land]; the fruit of it shall wave like [the forests of] Lebanon, and [the inhabitants of] the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.H6451H1250H776H7218H2022H6529H7493H3844H5892H6692H6212H776

17His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun [indeed, His name continues before the sun]. And men shall be blessed {and} bless themselves by Him; all nations shall call Him blessed!H8034H5769H8034H5125H5125H6440H8121H1288H1471H833

18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone does wondrous things!H1288H3068H430H430H3478H6213H6381

19Blessed be His glorious name forever; let the whole earth be filled with His glory! Amen and Amen!H1288H3519H8034H5769H776H4390H3519H543H543

20The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.H8605H1732H1121H3448H3615