Psalm 72 (His Great Dominion Shall Extend) Lyrics

O God, give justice to Thy king

His royal Son, Thy righteousness

With righteous judgment, shall he give

And to the poor, with uprightness

The mountains and the lesser hills

Shall peace unto Thy people bring

Together with prosperity

And peace, bring forth, by righteousness

The poor ones of the people, judge

And save the children who have need

All their oppressors he shall break

In pieces by his mighty hand

They shall Thee fear, while sun endures

As well the moon, from age to age

As rain on mown grass, shall he fall

And water earth as showers do

The righteous flourish in his day

And prosper, they, in all his reign

And he, long as the moon remains

Will peace bring forth, and peace maintain

His great dominion shall extend

From sea to sea and even from

The River and the ends of earth

To earth's remotest regions run

May desert tribes bow down to him

And lick the dust, his enemies

The kings of Tarshish and the isles

Shall give him gifts and offerings

O Sheba's king and Seba's king

Shall to him royal tribute bring

May all the kings, before him fall

All nations serve this righteous King

For he delivers needy ones

And all who on him crieth out

The poor also, he shall preserve

And those who have no help at all

He has great pity on the weak

And needy ones he ever saves

From violent deceit redeems,

Their blood is precious to his eyes

Long may he live and to him send

All of the gold of Sheba's hoards

May prayer for him always be made

And daily shall he be extolled

May grain abound in all his land

And may the sheaves wave from the hills

Like fruited trees of Lebanon

May cities blossom like the fields

His name, forever, shall endure

And last, his fame, long as the Sun

In him shall men of earth be blessed

And blessed by nations, shall he be

O bless the LORD of Israel

For he alone does wondrous things

And bless his glorious name fore're

His glory fill the ends of earth

Amen, amen, so let it be

Amen, amen, so let it be

Amen, amen, so let it be

Amen, amen, so let it be

The prayers of David, the Son of Jesse, are ended