[1] God, give your judgments to the king. Give your righteousness to the king’s son. [2] Let him judge your people with righteousness and your poor ones with justice. [3] Let the mountains bring peace to the people; let the hills bring righteousness. [4] Let the king bring justice to people who are poor; let him save the children of those who are needy, but let him crush oppressors! [5] Let the king live as long as the sun, as long as the moon, generation to generation. [6] Let him fall like rain upon fresh-cut grass, like showers that water the earth. [7] Let the righteous flourish throughout their lives, and let peace prosper until the moon is no more. [8] Let the king rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth. [9] Let the desert dwellers bow low before him; let his enemies lick the dust. [10] Let the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute; let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts. [11] Let all the kings bow down before him; let all the nations serve him. [12] Let it be so, because he delivers the needy who cry out, the poor, and those who have no helper. [13] He has compassion on the weak and the needy; he saves the lives of those who are in need. [14] He redeems their lives from oppression and violence; their blood is precious in his eyes. [15] Let the king live long! Let Sheba’s gold be given to him! Let him be prayed for always! Let him be blessed all day long! [16] Let there be abundant grain in the land. Let it wave on the mountaintops. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon. Let it thrive like grass on the land. [17] Let the king’s name last forever. Let his name endure as long as the sun. Let all the nations be blessed through him and call him happy. [18] Bless the LORD God, the God of Israel—the only one who does wondrous things! [19] Bless God’s glorious name forever; let his glory fill all the earth! Amen and Amen! [20] The prayers of David, Jesse’s son, are ended.
