1 G ive the king Your judging, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s son.

¶ Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

2 L et him judge and govern Your people with righteousness, and Your poor and afflicted ones with judgment and justice.

¶ He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgment.

3 T he mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness.

The mountains shall bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness.

4 M ay he judge and defend the poor of the people, deliver the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor,

He shall judge the poor of the people; he shall save the children of the destitute and shall break in pieces the violent.

5 S o that they may revere and fear You while the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

They shall fear thee along with the sun and before the moon throughout all generations.

6 M ay he be like rain that comes down upon the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass as the dew that waters the earth.

7 I n His days shall the righteous flourish and peace abound till there is a moon no longer.

In his days shall righteousness flourish and abundance of peace until there is no longer any moon.

8 H e shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

9 T hose who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him and His enemies shall lick the dust.

Those that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

10 T he kings of Tarshish and of the coasts shall bring offerings; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

11 Y es, all kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall serve Him.

Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; all Gentiles shall serve him.

12 F or He delivers the needy when he calls out, the poor also and him who has no helper.

For he shall deliver the destitute when he cries and the poor that has no helper.

13 H e will have pity on the poor and weak and needy and will save the lives of the needy.

He shall have mercy on the poor and destitute and shall save the souls of the poor in spirit.

14 H e will redeem their lives from oppression and fraud and violence, and precious and costly shall their blood be in His sight.

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

15 A nd He shall live; and to Him shall be given gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for Him and through Him continually, and they shall bless and praise Him all the day long.

And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily he shall be given blessings.

16 T here shall be abundance of grain in the soil upon the top of the mountains; the fruit of it shall wave like Lebanon, and the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

There shall be planted a handful of grain in the earth upon the tops of the mountains; its fruit shall thunder like Lebanon; and out of the city they shall blossom like the grass of the earth.

17 H is name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed and bless themselves by Him; all nations shall call Him blessed!

His name shall endure for ever; before the sun his name shall be disseminated, and all Gentiles shall be blessed in him; they shall call him blessed.

18 B lessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone does wondrous things!

¶ Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, the only one who does wondrous things

19 B lessed be His glorious name forever; let the whole earth be filled with His glory! Amen and Amen!

And blessed be his glorious name for ever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

20 T he prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.