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| 1Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! | 1God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions. |
| 2May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! | 2May he rule your people with right decisions and your oppressed ones with justice. |
| 3Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! | 3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills bring righteousness. |
| 4May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor! | 4May he defend the afflicted of the people and deliver the children of the poor, but crush the oppressor. |
| 5May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! | 5May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine — from generation to generation. |
| 6May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth! | 6May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground. |
| 7In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! | 7The righteous will flourish at the proper time and peace will prevail until the moon is no more. |
| 8May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! | 8May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. |
| 9May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! | 9May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust. |
| 10May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts! | 10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring gifts, and may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tribute. |
| 11May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him! | 11May all kings bow down to him, and all nations serve him. |
| 12For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. | 12For he will deliver the needy when they cry out for help, and the poor when there is no deliverer. |
| 13He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. | 13He will have compassion on the poor and the needy, and he will save the lives of the needy. |
| 14From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight. | 14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, since their lives are precious in his sight. |
| 15Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day! | 15May he live long and be given gold from Sheba, and may prayer be offered for him continuously, and may he be blessed every day. |
| 16May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field! | 16May grain be abundant in the land all the way to the mountain tops; may its fruits flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and may the cities sprout like the grass of the earth. |
| 17May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed! | 17May his fame be eternal— as long as the sun— may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed. |
| 18Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. | 18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does awesome deeds. |
| 19Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen! | 19And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen! |
| 20The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. | 20This ends the prayers of Jesse's son David. |
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