1 G ive the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

2 H e will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice.

He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

3 T he mountains will bring peace to the people, And the little hills, by righteousness.

The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

4 H e will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

5 T hey shall fear You As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations.

They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.

6 H e shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth.

He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.

7 I n His days the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, Until the moon is no more.

Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

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

And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

9 T hose who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, And His enemies will lick the dust.

Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

10 T he kings of Tarshish and of the isles Will bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba Will offer gifts.

Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

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

And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

12 F or He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper.

For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

13 H e will spare the poor and needy, And will save the souls of the needy.

He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

14 H e will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight.

From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

15 A nd He shall live; And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him; Prayer also will be made for Him continually, And daily He shall be praised.

And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.

16 T here will be an abundance of grain in the earth, On the top of the mountains; Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon; And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.

17 H is name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed in Him; All nations shall call Him blessed.

His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

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

Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

19 A nd blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.

And blessed the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled His honour. Amen, and amen!

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

The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.