2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, And thy afflicted ones with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people,a And the hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge the afflicted of the people, He shall save the needy, And break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun endureth, 6 And as long as the moon, throughout all generations. He shall descend as rain upon the mown field, As showers that water the earth. ; 7 In his days shall the righteous one flourish And there shall be abundance of peace as long. as the moon endureth. 8 He shall rule also from sea to sea, b Zech. ix. 10; Exod. xxiii. 31; Ps. lxxxix. 25. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents, The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts: 11 Yea, all kings shall worship him :* All nations shall serve him." 12 For he shall deliver the needy one when he crieth, The afflicted one also, and him that hath no helper: 13 He shall spare the poor and needy one, And shall save the souls of the needy. 14 He shall redeem their soul from oppression and violence, d And precious shall their blood be in his eyes. 15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Prayer also shall be made for him continually, 16 There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, even upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon ; And the people of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth. a Ps. cii. 15; cxxxviii. 4. b Ver. 17; Ps. xxii. 27 ; lxv. 2, 5; lxvi. 4; lxvii. 7 ; lxxxvi. 9. c Ps. xix. 14 (note). d Ps. cxvi. 15. 17 His name shall endure for ever, 18 His name shall continue as long as the sun; And all nations shall be blessed in him; they shall call him blessed. Blessed be God Jehovah, the God of Israel, 19 who alone doeth wonderful works; and blessed be his glorious name for ever; and let all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen. 20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. a Gen. xxii. 18. PART III. 1. PSALM LXXIII. A Psalm by Asaph. TRULY God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a pure heart; 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone, My steps had well nigh slipped; For I was envious of the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death," But their strength is firm. 5 They are not in the toil of other men, Neither are they plagued like other men ; 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a collar, Violence covereth them as a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out with fatness, The imaginations of their heart overleap all bounds. a Isa, xxii. 13. 8 They mock and speak evil : They speak proudly concerning oppression. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth. 10 (Therefore do his people return hither, And abundant waters are sucked up by them." 11 They say also, "How doth God know? "And is there knowledge with the Most High ?" 12 13 Behold, these are the wicked, And they are ever prosperous; they increase in wealth. Truly in vain have I cleansed my heart, 14 For all the day am I plagued, And my rebuke cometh every morning. 15 If I should say, "I will speak thus," Behold I should transgress against the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, It was toil in mine eyes, 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God, Until I understood their latter end. 18 Truly thou settest them in slippery places; a Job xxix. 19; 2 Chron. xviii. 1, 2. b Ps. xxvi. 6. |