Psalms

Psalm 72:1–4

¹Of Solomon.

Endow the king with Your justice, O God,

and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

²May he judge Your people with righteousness

and Your afflicted with justice.

³May the mountains bring peace to the people,

and the hills bring righteousness.

⁴May he vindicate the afflicted among the people;

may he save the children of the needy

and crush the oppressor.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Of Solomon	לִשְׁלֹמֹ֨ה׀	liš·lō·mōh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
Endow	תֵּ֑ן	tên	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
with Your justice	מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ	miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
O God	אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕlō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and the son	לְבֶן־	lə·ḇen-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of the king	מֶֽלֶךְ׃	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
with Your righteousness	וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥	wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6666 righteousness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May he judge	יָדִ֣ין	yā·ḏîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1777 judge
Your people	עַמְּךָ֣	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
with righteousness	בְצֶ֑דֶק	ḇə·ṣe·ḏeq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
and Your afflicted	וַעֲנִיֶּ֥יךָ	wa·‘ă·nî·ye·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
with justice	בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃	ḇə·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the mountains	הָרִ֓ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
bring	יִשְׂא֤וּ	yiś·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
peace	שָׁ֘ל֥וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
to the people	לָעָ֑ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and the hills	וּ֝גְבָע֗וֹת	ū·ḡə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill
righteousness	בִּצְדָקָֽה׃	biṣ·ḏā·qāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May he vindicate	יִשְׁפֹּ֤ט׀	yiš·pōṭ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
the afflicted	עֲ‍ֽנִיֵּי־	‘ănî·yê-	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
among the people	עָ֗ם	‘ām	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
may he save	י֭וֹשִׁיעַ	yō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
the children	לִבְנֵ֣י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the needy	אֶבְי֑וֹן	’eḇ·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
and crush	וִֽידַכֵּ֣א	wî·ḏak·kê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1792 crush
the oppressor	עוֹשֵֽׁק׃	‘ō·wō·šêq	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort