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[Of Solomon.] Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. |
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He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. |
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The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. |
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He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor. |
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He will endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations. |
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He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. |
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In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more. |
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He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. |
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The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust. |
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The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts. |
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All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him. |
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For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no-one to help. |
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He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. |
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He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. |
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Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given to him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long. |
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Let corn abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of the field. |
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May his name endure for ever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed. |
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Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvellous deeds. |
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Praise be to his glorious name for ever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. |
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This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse. |
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