Give the King Your Justice
Of Ps. 127, titleSolomon.
1 Give the king your [1 Chr. 22:12]justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he Isa. 9:7;11:2-4;32:1;See Ps. 122:5judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear [Ps. 85:10;Isa. 32:17;52:7]prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you72:5 Septuagint He shall endure while ver. 7, 17;Ps. 89:36,37;Jer. 31:35,36;[Jer. 33:20,25] the sun endures,
and as long as the moon, Ps. 89:4;[Luke 1:33]throughout all generations!
6 May he be like 2 Sam. 23:4;Hos. 6:3rain that falls on Amos 7:1the mown grass,
like Deut. 32:2;[Ps. 65:10;Job 5:10]showers that water the earth!
7 In his days may See Ps. 92:12the righteous flourish,
and Isa. 2:4;[Eph. 2:14]peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from Ex. 23:31;1 Kgs. 4:21,24;Zech. 9:10;[Ps. 80:11;89:25] sea to sea,
and from Ex. 23:31;1 Kgs. 4:21,24;Zech. 9:10;[Ps. 80:11;89:25] the River72:8 That is, the Euphrates to the See Ps. 2:8ends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes Ps. 22:29bow down before him,
and his enemies Isa. 49:23;Mic. 7:17lick the dust!
10 May the kings of 1 Kgs. 10:22Tarshish and of Isa. 42:10,12;51:5;60:9the coastlands
render him See Ps. 68:29;1 Sam. 10:27tribute;
may the kings of See 1 Kgs. 10:1Sheba and Gen. 10:7;Isa. 43:3;45:14Seba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings Isa. 49:7,23fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers See Job 29:12-17the needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and Ps. 116:15;2 Kgs. 1:13precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live;
may 1 Kgs. 10:10gold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made Deut. 9:20for him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16 May there be abundance of grain in the land;
on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people Ps. 92:7blossom in the cities
like the Job 5:25grass of the field!
17 Ps. 104:31;[Ps. 89:36] May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
Gen. 12:3;18:18;22:18;26:4May people be blessed in him,
Luke 1:48all nations call him blessed!
18 See Ps. 41:13Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does Ps. 77:14;86:10;136:4;Ex. 15:11;See Job 5:9wondrous things.
19 Blessed be his Neh. 9:5glorious name forever;
may Num. 14:21the whole earth be filled with his glory!
Ps. 41:13Amen and Amen!
20 Ps. 17, title;55:1;86, titleThe prayers of 2 Sam. 23:1David, the son of Jesse, are ended.