1 Of Solomon. Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.3 May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.5 May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.6 May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.7 In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.8 Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.9 Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.10 Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.11 Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.13 He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.14 He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.15 May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.16 May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.17 May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.19 Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. A Psalm. Of Asaph.

1 Psalmus Asaph. [Quam bonus Isral Deus,his qui recto sunt corde !2 Mei autem pene moti sunt pedes,pene effusi sunt gressus mei :3 quia zelavi super iniquos,pacem peccatorum videns.4 Quia non est respectus morti eorum,et firmamentum in plaga eorum.5 In labore hominum non sunt,et cum hominibus non flagellabuntur.6 Ideo tenuit eos superbia ;operti sunt iniquitate et impietate sua.7 Prodiit quasi ex adipe iniquitas eorum ;transierunt in affectum cordis.8 Cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam ;iniquitatem in excelso locuti sunt.9 Posuerunt in clum os suum,et lingua eorum transivit in terra.10 Ideo convertetur populus meus hic,et dies pleni invenientur in eis.11 Et dixerunt : Quomodo scit Deus,et si est scientia in excelso ?12 Ecce ipsi peccatores, et abundantes in sculoobtinuerunt divitias.13 Et dixi : Ergo sine causa justificavi cor meum,et lavi inter innocentes manus meas,14 et fui flagellatus tota die,et castigatio mea in matutinis.15 Si dicebam : Narrabo sic ;ecce nationem filiorum tuorum reprobavi.16 Existimabam ut cognoscerem hoc ;labor est ante me :17 donec intrem in sanctuarium Dei,et intelligam in novissimis eorum.18 Verumtamen propter dolos posuisti eis ;dejecisti eos dum allevarentur.19 Quomodo facti sunt in desolationem ?subito defecerunt : perierunt propter iniquitatem suam.20 Velut somnium surgentium, Domine,in civitate tua imaginem ipsorum ad nihilum rediges.21 Quia inflammatum est cor meum,et renes mei commutati sunt ;22 et ego ad nihilum redactus sum, et nescivi :23 ut jumentum factus sum apud te,et ego semper tecum.24 Tenuisti manum dexteram meam,et in voluntate tua deduxisti me,et cum gloria suscepisti me.25 Quid enim mihi est in clo ?et a te quid volui super terram ?26 Defecit caro mea et cor meum ;Deus cordis mei, et pars mea, Deus in ternum.27 Quia ecce qui elongant se a te peribunt ;perdidisti omnes qui fornicantur abs te.28 Mihi autem adhrere Deo bonum est ;ponere in Domino Deo spem meam :ut annuntiem omnes prdicationes tuasin portis fili Sion.]