1 God, give the king your justice;

your righteousness to the royal son.

2 He will judge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice.

3 The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people.

The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

4 He will judge the poor of the people.

He will save the children of the needy,

and will break the oppressor in pieces.

5 They shall fear you while the sun endures;

and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

6 He will come down like rain on the mown grass,

as showers that water the earth.

7 In his days, the righteous shall flourish,

and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,

from the River to the ends of the earth.

9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him.

His enemies shall lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute.

The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him.

All nations shall serve him.

12 For he will deliver the needy when he cries;

the poor, who has no helper.

13 He will have pity on the poor and needy.

He will save the souls of the needy.

14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence.

Their blood will be precious in his sight.

15 He will live; and Sheba’s gold will be given to him.

Men will pray for him continually.

They will bless him all day long.

16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land.

Its fruit sways like Lebanon.

Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

17 His name endures forever.

His name continues as long as the sun.

Men shall be blessed by him.

All nations will call him blessed.

18 Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel,

who alone does marvelous deeds.

19 Blessed be his glorious name forever!

Let the whole earth be filled with his glory!

Amen and amen.

20 This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.

1 [A Psalm] for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgment.

3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness.

4 He shall judge the poor of the people; he shall save the children of the destitute and shall break in pieces the violent.

5 They shall fear thee along with the sun and before the moon throughout all generations.

6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass as the dew [that] waters the earth.

7 In his days shall righteousness flourish and abundance of peace until [there is] no [longer any] moon.

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

9 Those that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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

11 [Yea], all kings shall fall down before him; all Gentiles shall serve him.

12 For he shall deliver the destitute when he cries and the poor that has no helper.

13 He shall have mercy on the poor and destitute and shall save the souls of the poor [in spirit].

14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for him continually; [and] daily he shall be given blessings.

16 There shall be [planted] a handful of grain in the earth upon the tops of the mountains; its fruit shall thunder like Lebanon; and [out] of the city [they] shall blossom like the grass of the earth.

17 His name shall endure for ever; before the sun his name shall be disseminated, and all Gentiles shall be blessed in him; they shall call him blessed.

18 Blessed [be] the LORD God, the God of Israel, [the] only one [who] does wondrous things

19 And blessed [be] his glorious name for ever, and let the whole earth be filled [with] his glory; Amen, and Amen.

20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. Part Three: