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