Psalm 72
A psalm of Solomon.
1God, give the king the ability to judge fairly.
He is your royal son. Help him to do what is right.
2May he rule your people in the right way.
May he be fair to those among your people who are hurting.
3May the mountains and the hills produce rich crops,
because the people will do what is right.
4May the king stand up for those who are hurting.
May he save the children of those who are in need.
May he crush those who treat others badly.
5May the king rule as long as the sun shines
and the moon gives its light.
May he rule for all time to come.
6May he be like rain falling on the fields.
May he be like showers watering the earth.
7May godly people do well as long as he rules.
May they have more than they need as long as the moon lasts.
8May the king rule from sea to sea.
May his kingdom reach from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9May the desert tribes bow down to him.
May his enemies lick the dust.
10May the kings of Tarshish and of places far away
bring him gifts.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
give him presents.
11May all kings bow down to him.
May all nations serve him.
12The king will save needy people who cry out to him.
He will save those who are hurting and have no one else to help.
13He will take pity on those who are weak and in need.
He will save them from death.
14He will save them from people who treat others badly.
He will save them from people who do mean things to them.
Their lives are very special to him.
15May the king live a long time!
May gold from Sheba be given to him.
May people always pray for him.
May they ask the Lord to bless him all day long.
16May there be plenty of grain everywhere in the land.
May it sway in the wind on the tops of the hills.
May the crops grow well, like those in Lebanon.
May they grow like the grass of the field.
17May the king’s name be remembered forever.
May his fame last as long as the sun shines.
Then all nations will be blessed because of him.
They will call him blessed.
18Give praise to the Lord God, the God of Israel.
Only he can do wonderful things.
19Give praise to his glorious name forever.
May his glory fill the whole earth.
Amen and Amen.
20The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, end here.
Dwom 72
Salomo dwom.
1Ao, Onyankopɔn, fa wʼatɛntrenee dom ɔhene no,
na fa wo trenee ma ɔhene babarima.
2Ɔde trenee bebu wo nkurɔfo atɛn,
obebu wo nkurɔfo a wɔrehu amane no atɛntrenee.
3Mmepɔw no de yiyedi bɛbrɛ nnipa no,
nkoko no de trenee bɛba.
4Ɔbɛko ama nnipa no mu amanehunufo
na wagye wɔn a wonni bi mma nkwa;
ɔbɛdwerɛw nhyɛsofo.
5Owia ne ɔsram da so wɔ hɔ yi
wobesuro wo awo ntoatoaso nyinaa mu.
6Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ osu a ɛtɔ gu asase a wɔadɔw so so,
te sɛ obosu a egugu asase so.
7Atreneefo benyin frɔmfrɔm wɔ ne bere so;
yiyedi bebu so akosi da a ɔsram nni hɔ bio.
8Obedi hene afi po akosi po,
afi Asubɔnten Efrata akosi asase ano.
9Sare so mmusua bɛkotow nʼanim
na nʼatamfo adi mfutuma.
10Tarsis ne mpoano ahemfo a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri
de sonkahiri bɛbrɛ no;
Saba ne Seba ahemfo
de ayɛyɛde bɛbrɛ no.
11Ahemfo nyinaa bɛkotow no,
amanaman nyinaa bɛsom no.
12Na obegye mmɔborɔfo a wosu frɛ no,
ne amanehunufo a wonni ɔboafo.
13Obehu wɔn a wɔayɛ mmrɛw ne ahiafo mmɔbɔ
na wagye ahiafo nkwa.
14Obegye wɔn afi nhyɛso ne akakabensɛm ase,
efisɛ wɔn mogya som bo wɔ nʼanim.
15Ɔhene nkwa so!
ma wɔmfa sikakɔkɔɔ mfi Seba mmrɛ no.
Ma nnipa mmɔ mpae mma no
na wonhyira no da mu nyinaa.
16Aburow mmu so wɔ asase no so nyinaa;
nnuan mmu so wɔ nkoko so,
ma nʼaba mmɔ sɛ Lebanon;
na enyin sɛ mfuw so sare.
17Ne din bɛtena hɔ daa;
ɛntena hɔ nkyɛ sɛ owia.
Wɔbɛfa no so ahyira amanaman no,
na wɔbɛfrɛ no nhyira.
18Nhyira nka Awurade Nyankopɔn, Israel Nyankopɔn!
Ɔno nko ara na ɔyɛ anwonwade.
19Nhyira nka ne din a anuonyam ahyɛ no ma no daa daa.
Ma nʼanuonyam nhyɛ wiase nyinaa ma.
Amen! Amen!
20Yisai ba Dawid mpaebɔ no awiei ni.
