Chapter 72
1לִשְׁלֹמֹה אֱֽלֹהִים מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְמֶלֶךְ תֵּן וְצִדְקָתְךָ לְבֶן־מֶֽלֶךְOf Solomon. O God, endow the king with Your judgments, the king’s son with Your righteousness;
2יָדִין עַמְּךָ בְצֶדֶק וַעֲנִיֶּיךָ בְמִשְׁפָּֽטthat he may judge Your people rightly, Your lowly ones, justly.
3יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָֽהLet the mountains produce well-being for the people, the hills, the reward of justice.
4יִשְׁפֹּט עֲֽנִיֵּי־עָם יוֹשִׁיעַ לִבְנֵי אֶבְיוֹן וִידַכֵּא עוֹשֵֽׁקLet him champion the lowly among the people, deliver the needy folk, and crush those who wrong them.
5יִירָאוּךָ עִם־שָׁמֶשׁ וְלִפְנֵי יָרֵחַ דּוֹר דּוֹרִֽיםLet them fear You as long as the sun shines, while the moon lasts, generations on end.
6יֵרֵד כְּמָטָר עַל־גֵּז כִּרְבִיבִים זַרְזִיף אָֽרֶץLet him be like rain that falls on a mown field, like a downpour of rain on the ground,
7יִֽפְרַח־בְּיָמָיו צַדִּיק וְרֹב שָׁלוֹם עַד־בְּלִי יָרֵֽחַthat the righteous may flourish in his time, and well-being abound, till the moon is no more.
8וְיֵרְדְּ מִיָּם עַד־יָם וּמִנָּהָר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץLet him rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.
9לְפָנָיו יִכְרְעוּ צִיִּים וְאֹיְבָיו עָפָר יְלַחֵֽכוּLet desert-dwellers kneel before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
10מַלְכֵי תַרְשִׁישׁ וְאִיִּים מִנְחָה יָשִׁיבוּ מַלְכֵי שְׁבָא וּסְבָא אֶשְׁכָּר יַקְרִֽיבוּLet kings of Tarshish and the islands pay tribute, kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
11וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־לוֹ כׇל־מְלָכִים כׇּל־גּוֹיִם יַעַבְדֽוּהוּLet all kings bow to him, and all nations serve him.
12כִּֽי־יַצִּיל אֶבְיוֹן מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְעָנִי וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵר לֽוֹFor he saves the needy who cry out, the lowly who have no helper.
13יָחֹס עַל־דַּל וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנַפְשׁוֹת אֶבְיוֹנִים יוֹשִֽׁיעַHe cares about the poor and the needy; He brings the needy deliverance.
14מִתּוֹךְ וּמֵחָמָס יִגְאַל נַפְשָׁם וְיֵיקַר דָּמָם בְּעֵינָֽיוHe redeems them from fraud and lawlessness; the shedding of their blood weighs heavily upon him.
15וִיחִי וְיִתֶּן־לוֹ מִזְּהַב שְׁבָא וְיִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעֲדוֹ תָמִיד כׇּל־הַיּוֹם יְבָרְכֶֽנְהוּSo let him live, and receive gold of Sheba; let prayers for him be said always, blessings on him invoked at all times.
16יְהִי פִסַּת־בַּר בָּאָרֶץ בְּרֹאשׁ הָרִים יִרְעַשׁ כַּלְּבָנוֹן פִּרְיוֹ וְיָצִיצוּ מֵעִיר כְּעֵשֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץLet abundant grain be in the land, to the tops of the mountains; let his crops thrive like the forest of Lebanon; and let the people sprout up in towns like country grass.
17יְהִי שְׁמוֹ לְֽעוֹלָם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ (ינין) [יִנּוֹן] שְׁמוֹ וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כׇּל־גּוֹיִם יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּMay his name be eternal; while the sun lasts, may his name endure; let peoples invoke his blessedness upon themselves; let all nations count him happy.
18בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת לְבַדּֽוֹBlessed is the ETERNAL God, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things;
19וּבָרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדוֹ לְעוֹלָם וְיִמָּלֵא כְבוֹדוֹ אֶת־כֹּל הָאָרֶץ אָמֵן וְאָמֵֽןBlessed is God’s glorious name forever; such glory fills the whole world. Amen and Amen.
20כׇּלּוּ תְפִלּוֹת דָּוִד בֶּן־יִשָֽׁיEnd of the prayers of David son of Jesse.