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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!
1Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
2But my feet were almost overthrown; my goings very nearly slipped.
2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
3For I was jealous of the transgressors, beholding the tranquility of sinners.
3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: and [they have] firmness under their affliction.
4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5They are not in the troubles of [other] men; and they shall not be scourged with [other] men.
5They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
6Therefore pride has possessed them; they have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness.
6He shall come down like rain upon 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 shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
8They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily.
8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
9They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has gone through upon the earth.
9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and 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 isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11And they said, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?
11Yea, 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 shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13And I said, Verily in vain have I justified my heart, and washed my hands in innocency.
13He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
14For I was plagued all the day, and my reproof [was] every morning.
14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15If I said, I will speak thus; behold, I [should] have broken covenant with the generation of your children.
15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
16And I undertook to understand this, [but] it is too hard for me,
16There shall be an handful of corn in the earth 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.
17until I go into the sanctuary of God; [and so] understand the latter end.
17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall 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.
18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
19How have they become desolate! suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity.
19And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and 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.
20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.