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Give the king ^(C1)Your judgments, God, And ^(C2)Your righteousness to the king's son.

^(F1)May ^(F2)he ^(C1)judge Your people with righteousness And ^(F3)(C2)Your afflicted with justice.

^(F1)May the mountains bring ^(F2)(C1)peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

^(F1)May he ^(C1)vindicate the ^(F2)afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor.

^(F1)May they fear You ^(C1)while the sun shines, And ^(F2)as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.

^(F1)May he come down ^(C1)like rain upon the mown grass, Like ^(C2)showers that water the earth.

^(F1)May the ^(C1)righteous flourish in his days, As well as an ^(C2)abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

May he also rule ^(C1)from sea to sea, And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

^(F1)May ^(C1)the nomads of the desert ^(C2)bow before him, And his enemies ^(C3)lick the dust.

^(F1)May the kings of ^(C1)Tarshish and of the ^(F2)(C2)islands bring gifts; May the kings of ^(C3)Sheba and ^(C4)Seba ^(C5)offer tributes.

^(F1)And may all ^(C1)kings bow down before him, All ^(C2)nations serve him.

For he will ^(C1)save the needy when he cries for help, The ^(F1)afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

He will have ^(C1)compassion on the poor and needy, And he will save the ^(F1)lives of the needy.

He will ^(F1)(C1)rescue their ^(F2)life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be ^(C2)precious in his sight;

So may he live, and may the ^(C1)gold of Sheba be given to him; And ^(F1)they are to pray for him continually; ^(F2)They are to bless him all day long.

May there be abundance of grain on the earth on top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like the cedars of ^(C1)Lebanon; And may those from the city flourish like the ^(C2)vegetation of the earth.

May his ^(C1)name endure forever; May his name produce descendants ^(F1)(C2)as long as the sun shines; And may people ^(C3)wish blessings on themselves by him; ^(C4)May all nations call him blessed.

^(C1)Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who alone ^(C2)works wonders.

And blessed be His ^(C1)glorious name forever; And may the whole ^(C2)earth be filled with His glory. ^(C3)Amen and Amen.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.