Psalms 72
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Psalms 72

A Psalm for Solomon.for: or, of.

1Giveתֵּ֑ןTenH5414the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428thy judgmentsמִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָMish.pa.tei.khaH4941,O Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430,and thy righteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666unto the king’sמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.
2He shall judgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971with righteousnessבְצֶ֑דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,and thy poorוַעֲנִיֶּ֥יךָva.'a.ni.Yei.khaH6041with judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ve.mish.PatH4941.
3The mountainsהָרִ֓יםha.RimH2022shall bringיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375peaceשָׁ֘ל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965to the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,and the little hillsוּ֝גְבָע֗וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389,by righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.
4He shall judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֤ט׀yish.PotH8199the poorעֲֽנִיֵּי־'ani.yei-H6041of the peopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971,he shall saveי֭וֹשִׁיעַYo.o.shi.a'H3467the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,and shall break in piecesוִֽידַכֵּ֣אvi.da.Ke'H1792the oppressorעוֹשֵֽׁק׃o.ShekH6231.
5They shall fearיִֽירָא֥וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee as long asעִם־'im-H5973the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121and moonיָ֝רֵ֗חַya.Re.achH3394endureוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440,throughout allדּ֣וֹרDorH1755generationsדּוֹרִֽים׃do.RimH1755.
6He shall come downיֵ֭רֵדYe.redH3381like rainכְּמָטָ֣רke.ma.TarH4306upon the mownגֵּ֑זGezH1488grass: as showersכִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗יםkir.vi.VimH7241thatwaterזַרְזִ֥יףzar.ZifH2222the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
7In his daysבְּיָמָ֥יוbe.ya.MavH3117shall the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662flourishיִֽפְרַח־yif.rach-H6524;and abundanceוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of peaceשָׁ֝ל֗וֹםSha.LomH7965so long as the moonיָרֵֽחַ׃ya.Re.achH3394endureth.
8He shall have dominionוְ֭יֵרְדְּVe.ye.redH7287also from seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220to seaיָ֑םYamH3220,and from the riverוּ֝מִנָּהָ֗רu.mi.na.HarH5104unto the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
9They that dwell in the wildernessצִיִּ֑יםtzi.YimH6728shall bowיִכְרְע֣וּyikh.re.'UH3766beforeלְ֭פָנָיוLe.fa.navH6440him; and his enemiesוְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יוve.'o.ye.VavH341shall lickיְלַחֵֽכוּ׃ye.la.Che.khuH3897the dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.
10The kingsמַלְכֵ֬יmal.KheiH4428of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֣ישׁtar.ShishH8659and of the islesוְ֭אִיִּיםVe.'i.yimH339shall bringיָשִׁ֑יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725presentsמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503:the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Shebaשְׁבָ֥אshe.Va'H7614and Sebaוּ֝סְבָ֗אu.se.Va'H5434shall offerיַקְרִֽיבוּ׃yak.Ri.vuH7126giftsאֶשְׁכָּ֥ר'esh.KarH814.
11Yea, all kingsמְלָכִ֑יםme.la.KhimH4428shall fall downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ve.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812before him: all nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471shall serveיַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ׃Ya.'av.Du.huH5647him.
12For he shall deliverיַ֭צִּילYa.tzilH5337the needyאֶבְי֣וֹן'ev.YonH34when he criethמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768;the poorוְ֝עָנִ֗יve.'a.NiH6041also, and himthat hath no helperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.
13He shall spareיָ֭חֹסYa.chosH2347the poorדַּ֣לdalH1800and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,and shall saveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467the soulsוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹתve.naf.ShotH5315of the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34.
14He shall redeemיִגְאַ֣לyig.'AlH1350their soulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315from deceitמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8496and violenceוּ֭מֵחָמָסU.me.cha.mosH2555:and preciousוְיֵיקַ֖רve.yei.KarH3365shall their bloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818be in his sightבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.
15And he shall liveוִיחִ֗יvi.ChiH2421,and to him shall be givenוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414of the goldמִזְּהַ֪בmi.ze.HavH2091of Shebaשְׁ֫בָ֥אshe.Va'H7614:prayer also shall be madeוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.yit.pa.LelH6419for him continuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548; anddailyהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117shall he be praisedיְבָרֲכֶֽנְהֽוּ׃ye.va.ra.Khen.HuH1288.
16There shall be an handfulפִסַּת־fi.sat-H6451of wheatבַּ֨ר׀barH1250in the earthבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776upon the topבְּרֹ֪אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the mountainsהָ֫רִ֥יםha.RimH2022;the fruitפִּרְי֑וֹpir.YoH6529thereof shall shakeיִרְעַ֣שׁyir.'AshH7493like Lebanonכַּלְּבָנ֣וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844: and theyof the cityמֵ֝עִ֗ירme.'IrH5892shall flourishוְיָצִ֥יצוּve.ya.Tzi.tzuH6692like grassכְּעֵ֣שֶׂבke.'E.sevH6212of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
17His nameשְׁמ֨וֹshe.MoH8034shall endure for everלְֽעוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769:his nameשְׁ֫מ֥וֹshe.MoH8034shall be continuedיִנּ֪וֹןyi.NonH5125as long asלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the sunשֶׁמֶשׁ֮she.MeshH8121: and menshall be blessedוְיִתְבָּ֥רְכוּve.yit.Ba.re.khuH1288in him: all nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471shall call him blessedיְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃ye.'a.she.Ru.huH833.
18Blessedבָּר֤וּךְ׀ba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who only doethעֹשֵׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213wondrous thingsנִפְלָא֣וֹתnif.la.'otH6381.
19And blessedוּבָר֤וּךְ׀u.va.RukhH1288behis gloriousכְּבוֹד֗וֹke.vo.DoH3519nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034for everלְע֫וֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769:and let the whole earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776be filledוְיִמָּלֵ֣אve.yi.ma.Le'H4390withhis gloryכְ֭בוֹדוֹkhe.vo.doH3519;Amenאָ֘מֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543,and Amenוְאָמֵֽן׃ve.'a.MenH543.
20The prayersתְפִלּ֑וֹתte.fi.LotH8605of Davidדָּ֝וִ֗דda.VidH1732the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשָֽׁי׃yi.ShaiH3448are endedכָּלּ֥וּka.LuH3615.

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