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

Give the king Your judging, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s son.

2 H e judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

Let him judge and govern Your people with righteousness, and Your poor and afflicted ones with judgment and justice.

3 T he mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness.

4 H e judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

May he judge and defend the poor of the people, deliver the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor,

5 T hey fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.

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

6 H e cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.

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

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

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

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

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

9 B efore him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him and His enemies shall lick the dust.

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

The kings of Tarshish and of the coasts shall bring offerings; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

11 A nd all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall serve Him.

12 F or he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

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

13 H e hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

He will have pity on the poor and weak and needy and will save the lives of the needy.

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

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

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

And 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.

16 T here 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.

There 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.

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

His 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!

18 B lessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone does wondrous things!

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

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

20 T he prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.

The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.