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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9May the desert tribes bow 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 tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts. |
| 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 who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse. |
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