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The Reign of the Righteous King.

¹ Give the king knowledge of ^(C1)Your judgments, O God,
And the spirit of ^(C2)Your righteousness to the king's son to guide all his ways.

² May he ^(C1)judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your ^(C2)afflicted with justice. ^(VR1)

³ The mountains will bring ^(C1)peace and prosperity to the people,
And the hills, in the establishment of righteousness.

⁴ May he ^(C1)bring justice to the poor among the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor,

⁵ Let them fear You with awe-inspired reverence and worship You with obedience ^(C1)while the sun endures,
And as long as the moon reflects light, throughout all generations.

⁶ May he come down ^(C1)like rain on the mown grass,
^(C2)Like showers that water the earth.

⁷ In his days may the ^(C1)righteous flourish,
And ^(C2)peace abound until the moon is no more. ^(VR1)

⁸ May he also rule ^(C1)from sea to sea
And from the River Euphrates to the ends of the earth. ^(VR1)

^9 (C1)The nomads of the desert will ^(C2)bow before him,
And his enemies will ^(F1)(C3)lick the dust.

¹⁰ The kings of ^(C1)Tarshish and of the ^(C2)islands will bring offerings;
The kings of ^(C3)Sheba and ^(C4)Seba will ^(C5)offer gifts.

¹¹ Yes, all ^(C1)kings will bow down before him,
All ^(C2)nations will serve him. ^(VR1)

¹² For he will ^(C1)rescue the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

¹³ He will have ^(C1)compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the lives of the needy.

¹⁴ He will ^(C1)redeem their life from oppression and fraud and violence,
And their blood will be ^(C2)precious in His sight.

¹⁵ So may he live, and may the ^(C1)gold of Sheba be given to him;
And let them pray for him continually;
Let them bless and praise him all day long.

¹⁶ There will be an abundance of grain in the soil on the top of the ^(F1)mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of ^(C1)Lebanon,
And those of the city will flourish like ^(C2)grass of the earth.

¹⁷ May his ^(C1)name endure forever;
May his name continue ^(C2)as long as the sun;
And let men ^(C3)bless themselves by him;
^(C4)Let all nations call him blessed.

^18 (C1)Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,
Who alone ^(C2)does wonderful things.

¹⁹ Blessed be His ^(C1)glorious name forever;
And may the whole ^(C2)earth be filled with His glory.
^(C3)Amen and Amen.

²⁰ The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.