Psalm 72
Of Solomon.
1Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4May he defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
5May he endure72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.
6May he be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
7In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8May he rule from sea to sea
and from the River72:8 That is, the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
9May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him gifts.
11May all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
12For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
13He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
14He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.
15Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
16May grain abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops flourish like Lebanon
and thrive72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city like the grass of the field.
17May his name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
Then all nations will be blessed through him,72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)
and they will call him blessed.
18Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvelous deeds.
19Praise be to his glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.
20This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
Dwom 72
Salomo dwom.
1Ao Onyankopɔn, fa wʼatɛntenenee ma ɔhene no,
na fa wo tenenee ma ɔhene babarima.
2Ɔde tenenee bɛbu wo nkurɔfoɔ atɛn,
ɔbɛbu wo nkurɔfoɔ a wɔrehunu amane no atɛntenenee.
3Mmepɔ no de yiedie bɛbrɛ nnipa no,
nkokoɔ no de tenenee bɛba.
4Ɔbɛko ama nnipa no mu amanehunufoɔ
na woagye wɔn a wɔnni bie mma nkwa;
ɔbɛdwerɛ nhyɛsofoɔ.
5Owia ne ɔsrane da so wɔ hɔ yi
wɔbɛsuro wo awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa mu.
6Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ osuo a ɛtɔ gu asase a wɔadɔ soɔ so,
te sɛ obosuo a ɛgugu asase so.
7Teneneefoɔ bɛnyini frɔmfrɔm wɔ ne berɛ so;
yiedie bɛbu so kɔsi da a ɔsrane nni hɔ bio.
8Ɔbɛdi ɔhene afiri ɛpo akɔsi ɛpo
afiri Asubɔnten Efrata akɔsi asase ano.
9Ɛserɛ so mmusua bɛkoto nʼanim
na nʼatamfoɔ adi mfuturo.
10Tarsis ne mpoano ahemfo a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri
de apeatoɔ bɛbrɛ no;
Saba ne Seba ahemfo
de ayɛyɛdeɛ bɛbrɛ no.
11Ahemfo nyinaa bɛkoto no
amanaman nyinaa bɛsom no.
12Na ɔbɛgye mmɔborɔfoɔ a wɔsu frɛ no,
ne amanehunufoɔ a wɔnni ɔboafoɔ.
13Ɔbɛhunu wɔn a wɔayɛ mmrɛ ne ahiafoɔ mmɔbɔ
na wagye ahiafoɔ nkwa.
14Ɔbɛgye wɔn afiri nhyɛsoɔ ne akakabensɛm mu,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔn mogya som bo wɔ nʼanim.
15Ɔhene nkwa so!
Ma wɔmfa sikakɔkɔɔ mfiri Seba mmrɛ no.
Ma nnipa mmɔ mpaeɛ mma no
na wɔnhyira no da mu nyinaa.
16Aburoo mmu so wɔ asase no so nyinaa;
nnuane mmu so wɔ nkokoɔ so,
ma nʼaba mmɔ sɛ Lebanon;
na ɛnyini sɛ mfuo so serɛ.
17Ne din bɛtena hɔ daa;
ɛntena hɔ nkyɛre sɛ owia.
Wɔbɛfa ne so ahyira amanaman no,
na wɔbɛfrɛ no nhyira.
18Nhyira nka Awurade Onyankopɔn, Israel Onyankopɔn!
Ɔno nko ara na ɔyɛ anwanwadeɛ.
19Nhyira nka ne din a animuonyam ahyɛ no ma no daa daa.
Ma nʼanimuonyam nhyɛ ewiase nyinaa ma.
Amen! Amen!
20Yisai ba Dawid mpaeɛbɔ no awieeɛ nie.
