[1] O God, give the king Your judgments, And Your righteousness to the king’s son. [2] May he render judgment to Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice. [3] Let the mountains lift up peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. [4] May he give justice to the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor. [5] Let them fear You while the sun endures, And as long as the moon, from generation to all generations. [6] May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth. [7] May the righteous flourish in his days, And abundance of peace until the moon is no more. [8] May he also have dominion from sea to sea And from the River to the ends of the earth. [9] Let the desert creatures kneel before him, And his enemies lick the dust. [10] Let the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands bring a present; The kings of Sheba and Seba offer tribute. [11] And let all kings bow down to him, All nations serve him. [12] For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who has no helper. [13] He will have compassion on the poor and needy, And the lives of the needy he will save. [14] He will redeem their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight; [15] So may he live! And may they give to him the gold of Sheba; And let each pray for him continually; Let each bless him all day long. [16] May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains; May its fruit wave like the cedars of Lebanon; And may those from the city blossom like vegetation of the earth. [17] May his name endure forever; May his name increase as long as the sun shines; Let all nations be blessed in him; Let all nations call him blessed. [18] Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wondrous deeds. [19] And blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen. [20] The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.
