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Psalm 72

He praieth for the proſperous eſtate of the kingdome of Salomón, who was the figure of Chriſt. 4 Vnder whome ſhal be righteouſnes peace and felicitie, 10 Vnto whome all Kings and all nations ſhal do homage, 17 Whoſe name and power ſhal indure for euer. & in whome all nations ſhalbe bleſſed.
¶ A Pſalme of Salomón.
1.GIue thy iudgements to the King, ô God, and thy righteouſnes to the Kings ſonne.
2.Then ſhal he iudge thy people in righteouſnes, and thy poore with equitie.
3.The moũtaines and the hils ſhal bring peace to the people by iuſtice.
4.He ſhal iudge the poore of the people: he ſhal ſaue the children of the nedie, and ſhal ſubdue the oppreſſor.
5.They ſhal feare thee as long as the ſunne and moone endureth, from generation to generation.
6.He ſhal come downe like the raine vpon the mowen graſſe, & as the ſhowres that water the earth.
7.In his daies ſhal the righteous floriſh, & abundance of peace ſhalbe ſo long as the moone endureth.
8.His dominion ſhalbe alſo from ſea to ſea, and from the Riuer vnto the ends of the land.
9.They that dwell in the wildernes, ſhal knele before him, and his enemies ſhal licke the duſt.
10.The Kings of Tarſhiſh & of the yles ſhal bring preſentes: the Kings of Shebá and Sebá ſhal bring giftes.
11.Yea, all Kings ſhal worſhip him: all nations ſhal ſerue him.
12.For he ſhal deliuer the poore when he cryeth: the nedie alſo, and him that hathe no helper.
13.He ſhalbe merciful to the poore and nedie, and ſhal preſerue the ſoules of the poore.
14.He ſhal redeme their ſoules from deceit and violence, and deare ſhal their blood be in his ſight.
15.Yea, he ſhal liue, and vnto him ſhal they giue of the golde of Shebá: they ſhal alſo praye for him continually, and daily bleſſe him.
16.An handful of corne ſhalbe ſowen in the earth, euen in the top of the mountaines, and the frute thereof ſhal ſhake like the trees of Lebanón: and the children ſhal floriſh out of the citie like the graſſe of the earth.
17.His name ſhalbe for euer: his name ſhal indure as long as the ſunne: all natiõs ſhal bleſſe him, and be bleſſed in him.
18.Bleſſed be the Lord God, euen the God of Iſraél, which onely doeth wonderous things.
19.And bleſſed be his glorious Name for euer: and let all the earth be filled with his glorie. So be it, euen ſo be it. HERE END THE praiers of Dauid, the ſonne of Iſhái.

Notes

1:a.
Cõpoſed by Dauid, as touching ye reigne of his ſonne Salomon
1:b.
Endue the King wt the Spirit of wiſdome & iuſtice that he reigne not as do the worldelie tyrants
1:c.
To wit, to his poſteritie
3:d.
Whẽ iuſtice reigneth, euen ye places moſte baren ſhal be enriched with thy bleſſings
4:e.
He ſheweth wherefore the ſworde is cõmitted to Kings: to wit, to defend the innocent and ſuppreſſe the wicked
5:f.
The people ſhal imbrace thy true religiõn, whẽ thou giueſt a King, that ruleth according to thy words
6:g.
As this is true in all godlie Kings: ſo is it chiefly verified in Chriſt, who wt his heauenlie dewe maketh his Church euer to floriſh
8:h.
That is frõ the red Sea to the ſea called Syriacum, and frõ Euphrates forwarde: meaning, ye Chriſts kingdome ſhulde be large & vniuerſal
10:i.
Of Cilicia & of all other countreis beyõd the ſea, which he meaneth by the yles
10:k.
That is, of Arabia ye riche cõutres, wherof Shebá was a parte bordering vpon Ethiopia
14:l.
Thogh tyrants paſſe not to ſhed blood, yet this godlie King ſhal preſerue his ſubiects from all kinde of wrong
15:m.
God wil bleſſe and proſper his life, & alſo make the people moſte willing to obeye him
16:n.
Vnder ſuche a King ſhalbe moſte great plentie, bothe of frute & alſo of the increaſe of mankinde
17:o.
They ſhal praie to God for his cõtinuãce, & know that God doeth proſper them for his ſake
18:p.
He cõfeſſeth that except God miraculouſly preſerue his people, that nether the King nor the kingdome can continue.
19:q.
Concerning his ſonne Salomón.