The Rule of the Righteous King

The Rule of the Righteous King Psalm 72 by Solomon The King’s Justice 1 God, give your authority to judge to the King. Give your righteousness to the Son of the King. 2 He will judge your people with righteousness. He will judge your afflicted ones with justice. 3 The mountains will deliver peace to the people. The hills will produce righteousness. 4 He will obtain justice for the afflicted among the people. He will save the children of the poor, but he will crush the oppressor. The King’s Eternal Reign 5 They will fear you as long as the sun remains, and as long as the moon endures, through all generations. 6 He will come down like rain on a mown field, like showers, like a downpour on the earth. 7 In his days the righteous will flourish, and peace will be plentiful till the moon is no more. The King’s Universal Reign 8 He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. 9 Those who dwell in the desert will bow before him, and his enemies will lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the sea coasts will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer him gifts. 11 All kings will bow down to him. All nations will serve him. The Blessings of His Rule 12 He will certainly deliver the poor person who cries out, as well as the afflicted, and the one who has no helper. 13 He will take pity on the weak and the poor. He will save the lives of the poor. 14 From oppression and violence he will redeem their lives, because their blood is precious in his sight. A Prayer for His Blessings 15 May the King live! May gold from Sheba be offered to him. May people always pray for him. May they bless him all day long. 16 Let there be an abundance of grain in the land. Let it wave on the top of the mountains. Let its fruit trees be like the cedars of Lebanon. Let people from the city flourish like the grass of the land. 17 May his name endure forever. May his name flourish as long as the sun. They will be blessed through him. All nations will call him blessed. Closing Doxology 18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. 19 Blessed be his glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. 20 This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse. Lyrics: The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. Music: Suno® AI (Commercial License) by Howard Alan Parsons Song: Copyright © Howard Alan Parsons