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Psalms

Chapter 72
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): lishshelomo֨h ׀ 'eֽlohi֗ym mi֭shshepּateyka leme֣leke tּe֑n vetzideqateka֥ leben-meֽleke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Give the king your judgements, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

לִשְׁלֹמֹ֨ה ׀ אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ תֵּ֑ן וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ לְבֶן־מֶֽלֶךְ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): yadi֣yn 'amּeka֣ betze֑deq va'aniyּe֥yka bemishshepּaֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgement.

יָדִ֣ין עַמְּךָ֣ בְצֶ֑דֶק וַעֲנִיֶּ֥יךָ בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): yishse'֤u hari֓ym shsha֘l֥om la'a֑m u֝geba'֗ot bּitzedaqaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

יִשְׂא֤וּ הָרִ֓ים שָׁ֘ל֥וֹם לָעָ֑ם וּ֝גְבָע֗וֹת בִּצְדָקָֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): yishshepּo֤t ׀ 'aֽniyּey-'a֗m y֭oshshiy'a libene֣y 'ebey֑on viֽydakּe֣ 'oshsheֽq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

יִשְׁפֹּ֤ט ׀ עֲֽנִיֵּי־עָ֗ם י֭וֹשִׁיעַ לִבְנֵ֣י אֶבְי֑וֹן וִֽידַכֵּ֣א עוֹשֵֽׁק׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): yiֽyra'֥uka 'im-shsha֑meshsh velipene֥y ya֝re֗cha dּ֣or dּoriֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

יִֽירָא֥וּךָ עִם־שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְלִפְנֵ֥י יָ֝רֵ֗חַ דּ֣וֹר דּוֹרִֽים׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): ye֭red kּemata֣r 'al-gּe֑z kּi֝rebiybi֗ym zarezi֥yp 'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that water the earth.

יֵ֭רֵד כְּמָטָ֣ר עַל־גֵּ֑ז כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים זַרְזִ֥יף אָֽרֶץ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): yiֽperach-bּeyama֥yv tzadּi֑yq vero֥b shsha֝l֗om 'ad-bּeli֥y yareֽcha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endures.

יִֽפְרַח־בְּיָמָ֥יו צַדִּ֑יק וְרֹ֥ב שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם עַד־בְּלִ֥י יָרֵֽחַ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֭yeredּe miyּa֣m 'ad-ya֑m u֝minּaha֗r 'ad-'apesey-'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

וְ֭יֵרְדְּ מִיָּ֣ם עַד־יָ֑ם וּ֝מִנָּהָ֗ר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭panayv yikere'֣u tziyּi֑ym ve֝'oyeba֗yv 'apa֥r yelacheֽku׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

לְ֭פָנָיו יִכְרְע֣וּ צִיִּ֑ים וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יו עָפָ֥ר יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): maleke֬y tareshshi֣yshsh ve֭'iyּiym minecha֣h yashshi֑ybu maleke֥y shsheba֥ u֝seba֗ 'eshshekּa֥r yaqeriֽybu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

מַלְכֵ֬י תַרְשִׁ֣ישׁ וְ֭אִיִּים מִנְחָ֣ה יָשִׁ֑יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י שְׁבָ֥א וּ֝סְבָ֗א אֶשְׁכָּ֥ר יַקְרִֽיבוּ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyishshetּachavu-l֥o kal-melaki֑ym kּal-gּoyi֥m yaֽ'abedֽuhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)yes, all kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serve him.

וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֥וֹ כָל־מְלָכִ֑ים כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם יַֽעַבְדֽוּהוּ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-ya֭tzּiyl 'ebey֣on meshshaue֑'a ve֝'ani֗y veֽ'eyn-'oze֥r lֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For he shall deliver the needy when he cries; the poor also, and him that has no helper.

כִּֽי־יַ֭צִּיל אֶבְי֣וֹן מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝עָנִ֗י וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֭chos 'al-dּa֣l ve'ebey֑on venapeshsh֖ot 'ebeyoni֣ym yoshshiֽy'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

יָ֭חֹס עַל־דַּ֣ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹת אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): mitּ֣oke u֭mechamas yige'a֣l napeshsha֑m veyeyqa֖r dּama֣m bּe'eynaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence; and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

מִתּ֣וֹךְ וּ֭מֵחָמָס יִגְאַ֣ל נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְיֵיקַ֖ר דָּמָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): viychi֗y veyitּen-lo֮ mizּeha֪b shshe֫ba֥ veyitepּalּe֣l bּa'ad֣o tami֑yd kּal-ha֝yּ֗om yebarakeֽnehֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

וִיחִ֗י וְיִתֶּן־לוֹ֮ מִזְּהַ֪ב שְׁ֫בָ֥א וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעֲד֣וֹ תָמִ֑יד כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם יְבָרֲכֶֽנְהֽוּ׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehi֤y pisּat-bּa֨r ׀ bּa'aretz֮ bּero֪'shsh ha֫ri֥ym yire'a֣shsh kּalּeban֣on pּirey֑o veyatzi֥ytzu me֝'i֗yr kּe'e֣shseb ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and those of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.

יְהִ֤י פִסַּת־בַּ֨ר ׀ בָּאָרֶץ֮ בְּרֹ֪אשׁ הָ֫רִ֥ים יִרְעַ֣שׁ כַּלְּבָנ֣וֹן פִּרְי֑וֹ וְיָצִ֥יצוּ מֵ֝עִ֗יר כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehi֤y shshem֨o leֽ'ola֗m lipeney-shshemeshsh֮ ynyn yinּ֪on shshe֫m֥o veyitebּa֥reku b֑o kּal-gּoyi֥m ye'ashshּerֽuhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)His name shall endure for ever; his name shall continue as long as the sun; and men shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

יְהִ֤י שְׁמ֨וֹ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ֮ ינין יִנּ֪וֹן שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ וְיִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ ב֑וֹ כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּar֤uke ׀ yehva֣h 'e֭lohiym 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֑l 'oshse֖h nipela'֣ot lebadּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only does wondrous things.

בָּר֤וּךְ ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֹשֵׂ֖ה נִפְלָא֣וֹת לְבַדּֽוֹ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubar֤uke ׀ shshe֥m kּebod֗o le'֫ola֥m veyimּale֣ ke֭bodo 'et-kּo֥l ha'a֗retz 'a֘me֥n ׀ ve'ameֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And blessed be his glorious name for ever; and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

וּבָר֤וּךְ ׀ שֵׁ֥ם כְּבוֹד֗וֹ לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם וְיִמָּלֵ֣א כְ֭בוֹדוֹ אֶת־כֹּ֥ל הָאָ֗רֶץ אָ֘מֵ֥ן ׀ וְאָמֵֽן׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּalּ֥u tepilּ֑ot dּa֝vi֗d bּen-yishshaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

כָּלּ֥וּ תְפִלּ֑וֹת דָּ֝וִ֗ד בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃