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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1God, give your justice to the king and your righteousness to the king's son. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3May the mountains bring well-being to the people and the hills, righteousness. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people, help the poor, and crush the oppressor. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5May they fear you while the sun endures and as long as the moon, throughout all generations. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6May the king be like rain that falls on the cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7May the righteous flourish in his days and well-being abound until the moon is no more. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8May he rule from sea to sea and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9May desert tribes kneel before him and his enemies lick the dust. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10May the kings of Tarshish and the coasts and islands bring tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Let all kings bow in homage to him, all nations serve him. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12For he will rescue the poor who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13He will have pity on the poor and helpless and save the lives of the poor. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their lives are precious in his sight. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15May he live long! May gold from Sheba be given to him. May prayer be offered for him continually, and may he be blessed all day long. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16May there be plenty of grain in the land; may it wave on the tops of the mountains. May its crops be like Lebanon. May people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17May his name endure forever; as long as the sun shines, may his fame increase. May all nations be blessed by him and call him blessed. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonders. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Blessed be his glorious name forever; the whole earth is filled with his glory. Amen and amen. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The prayers of David son of Jesse are concluded. |
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