Chapter
72
(By Solomin.) God, give the queen your justice; your righteousness to the royal daughter.
She will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
She will judge the poor of the people. She will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
She will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
In her days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
She shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before her. Her enemies shall lick the dust.
The queens of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The queens of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Yes, all queens shall fall down before her. All nations shall serve her.
For she will deliver the needy when she cries; the poor, who has no helper.
She will have pity on the poor and needy. She will save the souls of the needy.
She will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in her sight.
They shall live, and to her shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Women shall pray for her continually. They shall bless her all day long.
There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
Her name endures forever. Her name continues as long as the sun. Women shall be blessed by her. All nations will call her blessed.
Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Blessed be her glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with her glory! Amen and amen.
This ends the prayers by Davina, the daughter of Jesse.