Psalms 72:1-20

Bishops^{(i) 1} O God geue vnto the kyng thy iudgementes: and thy ryghteousnesse vnto the kynges sonne ² [Then] he wyll iudge thy people accordyng vnto iustice: and thy afflicted accordyng to equitie ³ The mountaynes also and hylles: shall bryng peace to the people by the meanes of ryghteousnesse ⁴ He wyll iudge the afflicted amongst the people: he wyll saue the children of the poore, and subdue the oppressour ⁵ They wyll feare thee as long as the sunne and moone shyneth: from one generation to another ⁶ He wyll come downe lyke the rayne into a fleece of wooll: euen as the droppes that water the earth ⁷ In his dayes the ryghteous wyll florishe: and there shalbe aboundaunce of peace so long as the moone endureth ⁸ His dominion also shalbe from the one sea to the other: and from the fludde vnto the ende of the earth ⁹ They that dwell in the wildernesse shal kneele before him: his enemies shal licke the dust ¹⁰ The kyng of Tharsis and of the Iles shall offer presentes: the kynges of Sheba & Seba shall bring giftes ¹¹ All kynges wyll worshyp hym: all nations wyll do hym seruice ¹² For he wyll delyuer the poore when he cryeth: and the afflicted and hym that hath no helper ¹³ He wyll haue compassion vpon the poore and needy: and he wyll preserue the soules of the poore ¹⁴ He wyll delyuer their soules from deceipt and oppression: and their blood shalbe in his syght ¹⁵ He wyll lyue, and he wyll geue to the poore of the golde of Sheba: and he wyll pray alwayes for hym, and dayly he wyll blesse hym ¹⁶ A handfull of corne shall [be sowed] in the earth vpon the toppe of hylles: and the fruite therof shall make a noyse lyke Libanus, and shall florishe in the citie lyke grasse vpon the earth ¹⁷ His name shall endure for euer, his name shalbe spread abrode to the world so long as the sunne shall shyne: all nations shalbe blessed in hym, and shall call hym blessed ¹⁸ Blessed be God the Lorde: the Lorde of Israel which only doth wonderous thynges ¹⁹ (72:19a) And blessed be the name of his maiestie for euer: and all the earth shalbe fylled with his maiestie. Amen, Amen ²⁰ (72:19b) Here endeth the prayers of Dauid the sonne of Isai