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1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions. |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2May he rule your people with right decisions and your oppressed ones with justice. |
3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills bring righteousness. |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4May he defend the afflicted of the people and deliver the children of the poor, but crush the oppressor. |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine — from generation to generation. |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground. |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The righteous will flourish at the proper time and peace will prevail until the moon is no more. |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust. |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring gifts, and may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tribute. |
11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11May all kings bow down to him, and all nations serve him. |
12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12For he will deliver the needy when they cry out for help, and the poor when there is no deliverer. |
13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13He will have compassion on the poor and the needy, and he will save the lives of the needy. |
14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, since their lives are precious in his sight. |
15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does awesome deeds. |
19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen! |
20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20This ends the prayers of Jesse's son David. |
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