72: 2 428He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.
428Or, Let him (and so throughout the Psalm.)
72: 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills in righteousness.
72: 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
72: 5 They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so 429long as the moon, throughout all generations.
429Hb. before the moon,
72: 6 He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
72: 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
72: 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.
72: 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.
72: 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
72: 11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
72: 12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, 430that hath no helper.
430Or, and him that hath no helper.
72: 13 He will have pity on the 431poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.
431Or, weak
72: 14 He will ransom their soul from 432oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:
432Or, fraud
72: 15 And 433they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; 434They shall bless him all the day long.
433Or, he
434Lit., He or, One
72: 16 There shall be 435abundance of grain in the 436earth 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.
435Or, a handful of grain
436Or, land
72: 17 His name shall endure for ever; His name shall 437be continued 438as long as the sun: And men shall 439bless themselves in him; All nations shall call him happy.
437Or, have issue
438Hb. before the sun:
439Reflexive tense, as in Ge 22:18, 26:4; Jr 4:2.
72: 18 Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:
72: 19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory Amen and Amen
72: 20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. class=western align=center style=margin-left: 2.54mm> Book IIIA Psalm of Asaph.
