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1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son. |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly. |
3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful. |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors. |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever! |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth. |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more. |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust. |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts. |
11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him. |
12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them. |
13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them. |
14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their lives are precious to him. |
15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Long live the king! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May the people always pray for him and bless him all day long. |
16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16May there be abundant grain throughout the land, flourishing even on the hilltops. May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon, and may the people thrive like grass in a field. |
17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise. |
18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Praise the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things. |
19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen! |
20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20(This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.) |
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