[1] Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king's son. [2] May he judge Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice. [3] Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. [4] May he vindicate 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, throughout all generations. [6] May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth. [7] In his days may the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace till the moon is no more. [8] May he also rule from sea to sea And from the River to the ends of the earth. [9] Let the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust. [10] Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. [11] And let all kings bow down before 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 rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight; [15] So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And let them pray for him continually; Let them bless him all day long. [16] May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon; And may those from the city flourish like vegetation of the earth. [17] May his name endure forever; May his name increase as long as the sun shines; And let men bless themselves by him; Let all nations call him blessed. [18] Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders. [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 ended.
