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¹ (71-1) <A psalm on Solomon.> (71-2) Give to the king thy judgment, O God, and to the king’s son thy justice:

² (71-2) To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.³ (71-3) Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.⁴ (71-4) He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.⁵ (71-5) And he shall continue with the sun and before the moon, throughout all generations.⁶ (71-6) He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.⁷ (71-7) In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken away.⁸ (71-8) And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.⁹ (71-9) Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.¹⁰ (71-10) The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:¹¹ (71-11) And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.¹² (71-12) For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.¹³ (71-13) He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.¹⁴ (71-14) He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.¹⁵ (71-15) And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day.¹⁶ (71-16) And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted: and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.¹⁷ (71-17) Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.

¹⁸ (71-18) Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things.¹⁹ (71-19) And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.²⁰ (71-20) The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.