[1] God, give the king your good judgment and the king's son your goodness. [2] Help him judge your people fairly. Help him decide what is right for the poor. [3] Let there be peace on the mountains and goodness on the hills. [4] Help him be fair to the poor. Help him save the needy and punish those who hurt them. [5] Help him live as long as the sun shines. Help him rule as long as the moon glows. Let him be king from now on! [6] Let him be like rain on the grass, like showers that water the earth. [7] Let goodness be plentiful while he lives. Let peace continue as long as there is a moon. [8] Let his kingdom go from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. [9] Let the people of the desert bow down to him. And make his enemies lick the dust. [10] Let the kings of Tarshish and the faraway lands bring him gifts. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their presents to him. [11] Let all kings bow down to him. Let all nations serve him. [12] He will help the poor when they cry for help. He will help the needy when no one else will help them. [13] He will be kind to the weak and poor. He will save their lives. [14] He will save them from cruel people who try to hurt them. Their lives are precious to him. [15] Long live the king! Let him receive gold from Sheba. Let people always pray for him. Let them bless him all day long. [16] Let the fields grow plenty of grain. Let the hills be covered with crops. Let the land be as fertile as Lebanon. Let the cities grow like the grass in a field. [17] Let the king be famous forever. Let him be remembered as long as the sun shines. Let the nations be blessed because of him. And may they all bless him. [18] Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel. Only he does such miracles. [19] Praise his glorious name forever. Let his glory fill the whole world. Amen and amen. [20] This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.
