Psalm 72

THe spirit of judgement give, O God,
to thine anointed King,
And with an upright heart assist
his son in governing.
So shall he judge with righteousnesse
the people of thy fold,
The poor that have no helper, he
with judgement shall uphold.

The barren mountains then shall bring
unto his people peace,
The small hills shall by justice yield
of happinesse increase.
The poor of people he shall judge,
and of the needy save
The children, and in pieces break
those that them wronged have.

As long as the bright Sun and Moon
in Heaven shall appear,
Throughout all generations
the people shall thee fear.
As rain come down on new mown grasse,
so us refresh he shall,
And like to gentle showrs, which on
the parched earth do fall.

The righteous then and godly men
shall flourish in his reign,
And while the Moon endures, he shall
abundant peace maintain.
And his rule and dominion shall
from sea to sea extend,
And from the river it shall reach
to the worlds utmost end.

Those that in desarts dwell, shall bow
before him reverently,
His enemies licking the dust,
shall down before him lie.
The Kings of Tarshish, and the Isles
to him shall presents bring,
Sheba's and Seba's Kings shall gifts
bring to him as their King.

The Second Part.

Yea all the Kings on ev'ry side
shall down before him fall,
And serv'd and honoured shall he
be by the nations all.
The needy and opprest shall he
deliver when they cry,
Yea, the poor man, and him that hath
no man to stand him by.

And all the poor and needy ones
he shall in mercy spare,
He shall preserve the souls and lives
of those that needy are.
And from deceit and violence,
their soul he shall set free,
And in his sight the bloud of them
most precious shall bee.

Long shall he live, and men shall gold
of Sheba to him bring,
And they shall always pray for him,
and daily blesse their King.
On tops of mountains shall be sown
of corn an handful small,
The fruit thereof shall shake, like to
Lebanons Cedars tall.

The cities people like the grasse,
on th'earth shall flourish sure,
And his name through all ages shall
for evermore endure.
His name shall be continued
as long as the Sun shall,
In him shall men be blest, him shall
all nations blessed call.

The holy God of Israel,
the Lord God blessed be,
Who only can do wondrous things,
and doth continually.
His glorious name for evermore
be blessed by all men,
And with his glory let the earth
be fill'd, Amen, Amen.