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| 1God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions. | 1Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. |
| 2May he rule your people with right decisions and your oppressed ones with justice. | 2May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. |
| 3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills bring righteousness. | 3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. |
| 4May he defend the afflicted of the people and deliver the children of the poor, but crush the oppressor. | 4May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor. |
| 5May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine — from generation to generation. | 5May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations. |
| 6May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground. | 6May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. |
| 7The righteous will flourish at the proper time and peace will prevail until the moon is no more. | 7In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more. |
| 8May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. | 8May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. |
| 9May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust. | 9May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust. |
| 10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring gifts, and may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tribute. | 10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts. |
| 11May all kings bow down to him, and all nations serve him. | 11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him. |
| 12For he will deliver the needy when they cry out for help, and the poor when there is no deliverer. | 12For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. |
| 13He will have compassion on the poor and the needy, and he will save the lives of the needy. | 13He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. |
| 14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, since their lives are precious in his sight. | 14He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. |
| 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. | 15Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long. |
| 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. | 16May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field. |
| 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. | 17May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed. |
| 18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does awesome deeds. | 18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. |
| 19And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen! | 19Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. |
| 20This ends the prayers of Jesse's son David. | 20This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse. |
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