Psalm 71 — The Holy Bible

For Solomon.

O God, give Your judgments to the King,

And Your righteousness to the King's Son,

That He may judge Your people in righteousness

And Your poor with judgment.

Let the mountains raise up peace for Your people

And the hills in righteousness.

He shall judge the poor of the people,

And shall serve the sons of the poor;

He shall humble the false accuser,

And He shall continue as long as the sun

And before the moon from generation to generation;

And He shall come down like rain on the fleece,

Like raindrops falling on the earth.

In His days, righteousness and abundance of peace shall flourish,

Until the moon is removed.

And He shall rule from sea to sea,

And from the river to the ends of the inhabited earth.

The Ethiopians shall bow down before Him,

And His enemies shall lick the dust.

The kings of Tarshish and their islands will come bearing gifts;

The kings of Arabia and Saba will bring presents.

All the kings of the earth shall worship Him;

All the Gentiles shall serve Him.

For He rescued the poor from the hand of a strong man,

And the needy, for whom there was no helper.

He shall spare the poor and needy,

And He shall save the souls of the needy;

He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice,

And precious shall be their name in His sight.

He shall live, and there shall be given Him from the gold of Arabia;

They shall pray continually because of Him,

All the day long shall they bless Him.

He shall be a support on the earth upon the summits of the mountains;

His fruit shall be exalted more than Lebanon,

And they shall flourish from the city like the grass of the earth.

Let His name be blessed unto the ages;

His name shall remain before the sun,

And all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in Him;

All the Gentiles shall bless Him.

Blessed is the Lord God,

The God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.

And blessed is the name of His glory forever and unto ages of ages,

And all the earth shall be filled with His glory. Amen! Amen!

The hymns of David the son of Jesse are ended.