Psalms 72

A psalm attributed to Solomon that functions as a coronation hymn, petitioning Elohim to grant the king divine justice and righteousness to rule the people fairly.[1][8] The psalm emphasizes the king's role in delivering the poor and needy from oppression and violence, establishing justice throughout the land, and receiving tribute from distant nations, with many scholars interpreting it as ultimately pointing to the Messiah and his eternal reign.[2][3][4]

Word-by-Word

Translation column shows two renderings:
  • SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
  • SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
Verse 1
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לִ/שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 lishelomoh
to Shlomoh
to Shelomoh
HR/Np H8010
2 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi)
mighty ones
O Elohim
HNcmpa H430
3 מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶי/ךָ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤊 mishepateykha
your judicial rulings
your judgments
HNcmpc/Sp2ms H4941
4 לְ/מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe
to a king
to a king
HR/Ncmsa H4428
5 תֵּ֑ן 𐤕𐤍 ten
Give!
Give!
HVqv2ms H5414
6 וְ/צִדְקָתְ/ךָ֥ 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤊 vetsideqatekha
your righteousness
and your righteousness
HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms H6666
7 לְ/בֶן 𐤋/𐤁𐤍 leven Bene (Bemba)
son of
to the son
HR/Ncmsc H1121
8 מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe
king of
king of
HNcmsa H4428
Verse 2
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יָדִ֣ין 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤍 yadin
he will judge
may he judge
HVqi3ms H1777
2 עַמְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha
your people
your people
HNcmsc/Sp2ms H5971
3 בְ/צֶ֑דֶק 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒 vetsedeq
in righteousness
in righteousness
HR/Ncmsa H6664
4 וַ/עֲנִיֶּ֥י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤉/𐤊 vaaniyeykha
and your afflicted ones
and your afflicted ones
HC/Aampc/Sp2ms H6041
5 בְ/מִשְׁפָּֽט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 vemishepat
in a judicial ruling
in judgment
HR/Ncmsa H4941
Verse 3
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יִשְׂא֤וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 yiseu
they will lift up
they will lift up
HVqi3mp H5375
2 הָרִ֓ים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim
mountains
mountains
HNcmpa H2022
3 שָׁ֘ל֥וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom
wholeness
peace
HNcmsa H7965
4 לָ/עָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam
to the gathered people
to the people
HRd/Ncmsa H5971
5 וּ֝/גְבָע֗וֹת 𐤅/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤕 ugevaot
and hills
and hills
HC/Ncfpa H1389
6 בִּ/צְדָקָֽה 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 bitsedaqah
in righteousness
in righteousness
HR/Ncfsa H6666
Verse 4
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יִשְׁפֹּ֤ט 𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤈 yishepot
may he judge
may he judge
HVqi3ms H8199
2 עֲֽנִיֵּי 𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤉 aniyey
afflicted ones of
afflicted ones of
HAampc H6041
3 עָ֗ם 𐤏𐤌 am
gathered people
people
HNcmsa H5971
4 י֭וֹשִׁיעַ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 yoshia
he will bring to safety
he will save
HVhi3ms H3467
5 לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba)
to sons of
to sons of
HR/Ncmpc H1121
6 אֶבְי֑וֹן 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 eveyon
man in want
needy man
HAamsa H34
7 וִֽ/ידַכֵּ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤊𐤀 vidake
and he will crush
and he will crush
HC/Vpi3ms H1792
8 עוֹשֵֽׁק 𐤏𐤅𐤔𐤒 osheq
ruthless oppression
the oppressor
HVqrmsa H6231
Verse 5
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יִֽירָא֥וּ/ךָ 𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅/𐤊 yiraukha
they will fear you
they will fear you
HVqi3mp/Sp2ms H3372
2 עִם 𐤏𐤌 im
if / whether
with
HR H5973
3 שָׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shamesh
sun
sun
HNcbsa H8121
4 וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney
and before the face of
and before the face of
HC/R/Ncbpc H6440
5 יָ֝רֵ֗חַ 𐤉𐤓𐤇 yarecha
moon
moon
HNcmsa H3394
6 דּ֣וֹר 𐤃𐤅𐤓 dor
cycle-generation
generation
HNcmsc H1755
7 דּוֹרִֽים 𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 dorim
generational cycles
generations
HNcmpa H1755
Verse 6
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יֵ֭רֵד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yered
Descending One
He who will go down
HVqi3ms H3381
2 כְּ/מָטָ֣ר 𐤊/𐤌𐤈𐤓 kematar
like rain
like rain
HR/Ncmsa H4306
3 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al
upon
upon
HR H5921
4 גֵּ֑ז 𐤂𐤆 gez
fleece of
the mown grass
HNcmsa H1488
5 כִּ֝/רְבִיבִ֗ים 𐤊/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤌 kirevivim
like abundant downpours
like abundant downpours
HR/Ncmpa H7241
6 זַרְזִ֥יף 𐤆𐤓𐤆𐤉𐤐 zarezif
downpour of
downpour of
HNcmsc H2222
7 אָֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets Ayé (Yoruba)
land
land
HNcbsa H776
Verse 7
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יִֽפְרַח 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤇 yiferach
he will blossom
he will flourish
HVqi3ms H6524
2 בְּ/יָמָ֥י/ו 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤅 beyamayv
in his days
in his days
HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms H3117
3 צַדִּ֑יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq
righteous man
righteous man
HAamsa H6662
4 וְ/רֹ֥ב 𐤅/𐤓𐤁 verov
and abundance of
and abundance of
HC/Ncbsc H7230
5 שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom
wholeness
peace
HNcmsa H7965
6 עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad
up to
until
HR H5704
7 בְּלִ֥י 𐤁𐤋𐤉 beli
without, lacking
without
HTn H1097
8 יָרֵֽחַ 𐤉𐤓𐤇 yarecha
moon
moon
HNcmsa H3394
Verse 8
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וְ֭/יֵרְדְּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 veyerede
and may he rule
and may he rule
HC/Vqj3ms H7287
2 מִ/יָּ֣ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤌 miyam
from sea
from sea
HR/Ncmsa H3220
3 עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad
up to
up to
HR H5704
4 יָ֑ם 𐤉𐤌 yam
sea of
sea
HNcmsa H3220
5 וּ֝/מִ/נָּהָ֗ר 𐤅/𐤌/𐤍𐤄𐤓 uminahar
and from a river
and from the river
HC/R/Ncmsa H5104
6 עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2
up to
up to
HR H5704
7 אַפְסֵי 𐤀𐤐𐤎𐤉 afesey
extremities of
ends of
HNcmpc H657
8 אָֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets Ayé (Yoruba)
land
land
HNcbsa H776
Verse 9
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לְ֭/פָנָי/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv
before his face
before his face
HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms H6440
2 יִכְרְע֣וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤏𐤅 yikhereu
they will kneel down
they will kneel down
HVqi3mp H3766
3 צִיִּ֑ים 𐤑𐤉𐤉𐤌 tsiyim
dryland dwellers
desert dwellers
HNcmpa H6728
4 וְ֝/אֹיְבָ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤅 veoyevayv
and his hostile ones
and his enemies
HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3ms H341
5 עָפָ֥ר 𐤏𐤐𐤓 afar
dust
dust
HNcmsa H6083
6 יְלַחֵֽכוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤊𐤅 yelachekhu
they will lick up
they will lick up
HVpi3mp H3897
Verse 10
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 מַלְכֵ֬י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey
kings of
kings of
HNcmpc H4428
2 תַרְשִׁ֣ישׁ 𐤕𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤔 tareshish
Tarshish
Tareshish
HNp H8659
3 וְ֭/אִיִּים 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤉𐤌 veiyim
and remote coastlands
and remote coastlands
HC/Ncmpa H339
4 מִנְחָ֣ה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah
apportioned gift-offering
gift-offering
HNcfsa H4503
5 יָשִׁ֑יבוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 yashivu
they will cause to return
they will bring
HVhi3mp H7725
6 מַלְכֵ֥י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey-2
kings of
kings of
HNcmpc H4428
7 שְׁבָ֥א 𐤔𐤁𐤀 sheva
Sheba
Sheva
HNp H7614
8 וּ֝/סְבָ֗א 𐤅/𐤎𐤁𐤀 useva
and Seba
and Seva
HC/Np H5434
9 אֶשְׁכָּ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤊𐤓 eshekar
reward-gift
reward-gift
HNcmsa H814
10 יַקְרִֽיבוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤅 yaqerivu
they bring near
they will cause to approach
HVhi3mp H7126
Verse 11
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וְ/יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 veyishetachavu
and let them bow themselves down
and let them bow themselves down
HC/Vvi3mp H7812
2 ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo
to him
HR/Sp3ms
3 כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili)
all of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
4 מְלָכִ֑ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim
kings
kings
HNcmpa H4428
5 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili)
entirety of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
6 גּוֹיִ֥ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim
people-groups
nations
HNcmpa H1471
7 יַֽעַבְדֽוּ/הוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅/𐤄𐤅 yaaveduhu
they will serve him
they will serve him
HVqi3mp/Sp3ms H5647
Verse 12
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
2 יַ֭צִּיל 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋 yatsil
he will snatch away
he will deliver
HVhi3ms H5337
3 אֶבְי֣וֹן 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 eveyon
man in want
needy man
HAamsa H34
4 מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ 𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤏 meshavea
one pleading for release
pleading for help
HVprmsa H7768
5 וְ֝/עָנִ֗י 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤉 veani
and an afflicted one
and an afflicted one
HC/Aamsa H6041
6 וְֽ/אֵין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn
and there is not
and there is not
HC/Tn H369
7 עֹזֵ֥ר 𐤏𐤆𐤓 ozer
helping one
helper
HVqrmsa H5826
8 לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo
for him
HR/Sp3ms
Verse 13
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יָ֭חֹס 𐤉𐤇𐤎 yachos
he will spare
he will have compassion
HVqi3ms H2347
2 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al
upon
upon
HR H5921
3 דַּ֣ל 𐤃𐤋 dal
lowly one
poor one
HAamsa H1800
4 וְ/אֶבְי֑וֹן 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 veeveyon
man in want
and needy
HC/Aamsa H34
5 וְ/נַפְשׁ֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅𐤕 venafeshot
and living-beings of
and living-beings of
HC/Ncbpc H5315
6 אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 eveyonim
needy ones
needy ones
HAampa H34
7 יוֹשִֽׁיעַ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 yoshia
he will bring to safety
he will save
HVhi3ms H3467
Verse 14
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe
from the midst of
from the midst of
HR/Ncmsa H8496
2 וּ֭/מֵ/חָמָס 𐤅/𐤌/𐤇𐤌𐤎 umechamas
and from violent wrongdoing
and from violent wrongdoing
HC/R/Ncmsa H2555
3 יִגְאַ֣ל 𐤉𐤂𐤀𐤋 yigeal
he will act as kinsman-redeemer
he will redeem as kinsman-redeemer
HVqi3ms H1350
4 נַפְשָׁ֑/ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤌 nafesham
their living-self
their living-self
HNcbsc/Sp3mp H5315
5 וְ/יֵיקַ֖ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤒𐤓 veyeyqar
and he will be esteemed
and precious shall be
HC/Vqi3ms H3365
6 דָּמָ֣/ם 𐤃𐤌/𐤌 damam damu (Lingala)
their blood
their blood
HNcmsc/Sp3mp H1818
7 בְּ/עֵינָֽי/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv Enyi (Fante)
in his eyes
in his eyes
HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms H5869
Verse 15
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וִ/יחִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤉 vichi
and may he live
and may he live
HC/Vqj3ms H2421
2 וְ/יִתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 veyiten
and may he give
and may he give
HC/Vqj3ms H5414
3 ל/וֹ֮ 𐤋/𐤅 lo
to him
HR/Sp3ms
4 מִ/זְּהַ֪ב 𐤌/𐤆𐤄𐤁 mizehav dhahabu (Swahili)
from gold
from gold
HR/Ncmsc H2091
5 שְׁ֫בָ֥א 𐤔𐤁𐤀 sheva
Sheba
Sheva
HNp H7614
6 וְ/יִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋 veyitepalel
and he will intercede
and he will intercede
HC/Vtj3ms H6419
7 בַּעֲד֣/וֹ 𐤁𐤏𐤃/𐤅 baado
on behalf of him
on behalf of him
HR/Sp3ms H1157
8 תָמִ֑יד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid
continuity
continually
HNcmsa H8548
9 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili)
entirety of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
10 הַ֝/יּ֗וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom
the day
the day
HTd/Ncmsa H3117
11 יְבָרֲכֶֽ/נְהֽוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤍𐤄𐤅 yevarakhenehu baraka (Swahili)
may he bless him
may he bless him
HVpj3ms/Sp3ms H1288
Verse 16
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יְהִ֤י 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi
may he be
let there be
HVqj3ms H1961
2 פִסַּת 𐤐𐤎𐤕 fisat
handful of
handful of
HNcfsc H6451
3 בַּ֨ר 𐤁𐤓 bar bàrà (Yoruba)
purified grain
grain
HNcmsa H1250
4 בָּ/אָרֶץ֮ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba)
in the land
in the land
HRd/Ncbsa H776
5 בְּ/רֹ֪אשׁ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔 berosh
at the head of
at the top of
HR/Ncmsc H7218
6 הָ֫רִ֥ים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim
mountains
mountains
HNcmpa H2022
7 יִרְעַ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤔 yireash
he will quake
it will wave
HVqi3ms H7493
8 כַּ/לְּבָנ֣וֹן 𐤊/𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍 kalevanon
like White-Mountain
like Levanon
HRd/Np H3844
9 פִּרְי֑/וֹ 𐤐𐤓𐤉/𐤅 pireyo
his fruit
his fruit
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H6529
10 וְ/יָצִ֥יצוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤑𐤅 veyatsitsu
they will cause to blossom
they will cause to blossom
HC/Vhi3mp H6692
11 מֵ֝/עִ֗יר 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤓 meir
from a settlement
from the city
HR/Ncfsa H5892
12 כְּ/עֵ֣שֶׂב 𐤊/𐤏𐤔𐤁 keesev
like green growth
like grass
HR/Ncmsc H6212
13 הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba)
the earth
of the earth
HTd/Ncbsa H776
Verse 17
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יְהִ֤י 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi
may he be
may it be
HVqj3ms H1961
2 שְׁמ֨/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo
his name
his name
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H8034
3 לְֽ/עוֹלָ֗ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam
for an unseen age
for forever
HR/Ncmsa H5769
4 לִ/פְנֵי 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney
to the face of
to before the face of
HR/Ncbpc H6440
5 שֶׁמֶשׁ֮ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shemesh
sun
sun
HNcbsa H8121
6 ינין 𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤍 ynyn
may he cause to sprout
may he cause to sprout
HVhj3ms H5125
7 יִנּ֪וֹן 𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤍 yinon
may he be perpetuated
may he be perpetuated
HVNj3ms H5125
8 שְׁ֫מ֥/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo-2
his name
his name
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H8034
9 וְ/יִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅 veyitebarekhu baraka (Swahili)
they will bless themselves
and may they bless themselves
HC/Vti3mp H1288
10 ב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo
in him
HR/Sp3ms
11 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili)
entirety of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
12 גּוֹיִ֥ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim
people-groups
nations
HNcmpa H1471
13 יְאַשְּׁרֽוּ/הוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤅/𐤄𐤅 yeasheruhu
they will declare him fortunate
they will call him blessed
HVpi3mp/Sp3ms H833
Verse 18
Verse 19
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וּ/בָר֤וּךְ 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤊 uvarukhe baraka (Swahili)
and blessed one
and blessed be
HC/Vqsmsa H1288
2 שֵׁ֥ם 𐤔𐤌 shem
name-of
name of
HNcmsc H8034
3 כְּבוֹד֗/וֹ 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤅 kevodo
his weightiness
his glory
HNcbsc/Sp3ms H3519
4 לְ/ע֫וֹלָ֥ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam
for an unseen age
for forever
HR/Ncmsa H5769
5 וְ/יִמָּלֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀 veyimale
and he will be filled
and may it be filled
HC/VNi3ms H4390
6 כְ֭בוֹד/וֹ 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤅 khevodo
his weighty honor
his glory
HNcbsc/Sp3ms H3519
7 אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et
object-marker
[·]
HTo H853
8 כֹּ֥ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili)
the whole of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
9 הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba)
the earth
the earth
HTd/Ncbsa H776
10 אָ֘מֵ֥ן 𐤀𐤌𐤍 amen
Surely
Surely
HD H543
11 וְ/אָמֵֽן 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤍 veamen
and truly
and surely
HC/D H543
Verse 20
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כָּלּ֥וּ 𐤊𐤋𐤅 kalu
Bring to complete end!
are ended
HVPp3cp H3615
2 תְפִלּ֑וֹת 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤅𐤕 tefilot
intercessions of
prayers of
HNcfpc H8605
3 דָּ֝וִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david
David
David
HNp H1732
4 בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba)
son
son
HNcmsc H1121
5 יִשָֽׁי 𐤉𐤔𐤉 yishay
Yishay
Yishay
HNp H3448