Give the King Your Justice
Of aSolomon.
Give the king your bjustice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he ajudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear aprosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you while athe sun endures,
and as long as the moon, bthroughout all generations!
6 May he be like arain that falls on bthe mown grass,
like cshowers that water the earth!
7 In his days may athe righteous flourish,
and bpeace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from asea to sea,
and from athe River to the bends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes abow down before him,
and his enemies blick the dust!
10 May the kings of aTarshish and of bthe coastlands
render him ctribute;
may the kings of dSheba and eSeba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings afall down before him,
all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers athe needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and aprecious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live;
may agold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made bfor him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16 May 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 ablossom in the cities
like the bgrass of the field!
17 aMay his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
bMay people be blessed in him,
call nations call him blessed!
18 aBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does bwondrous things.
19 Blessed be his aglorious name forever;
may bthe whole earth be filled with his glory!
cAmen and Amen!
20 aThe prayers of bDavid, the son of Jesse, are ended.