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A Psalm of Solomon.

Give the king ^(a)Your judgments, O God, And ^(b)Your righteousness to the king's son.

^[a]May ^[b]he ^(c)judge Your people with righteousness And ^[c](d)Your afflicted with justice.

^[d]Let the mountains bring ^[e](e)peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

^[f]May he ^(f)vindicate the ^[g]afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy And crush the oppressor.

^[h]Let them fear You ^(g)while the sun endures, And ^[i]as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

^[j]May he come down ^(h)like rain upon the mown grass, Like ⁽ⁱ⁾showers that water the earth.

In his days ^[k]may the ^(j)righteous flourish, And ^(k)abundance of peace till the moon is no more.

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

^[l]Let ^(m)the nomads of the desert ⁽ⁿ⁾bow before him, And his enemies ^(o)lick the dust.

^[m]Let the kings of ^(p)Tarshish and of the ^[n](q)islands bring presents; The kings of ^(r)Sheba and ^(s)Seba ^(t)offer ^[o]gifts.

^[p]And let all ^(u)kings bow down before him, All ^(v)nations serve him.

For he will ^(w)deliver the needy when he cries for help, The ^[q]afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

He will have ^(x)compassion on the poor and needy, And the ^[r]lives of the needy he will save.

He will ^[s](y)rescue their ^[t]life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be ^(z)precious in his sight;

So may he live, and may the ^(aa)gold of Sheba be given to him; And let ^[u]them pray for him continually; Let ^[v]them bless him all day long.

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

May his ^(ad)name endure forever; May his name ^[w]increase ^[x](ae)as long as the sun shines; And let men ^(af)bless themselves by him; ^(ag)Let all nations call him blessed.

^(ah)Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone ^(ai)works wonders.

And blessed be His ^(aj)glorious name forever; And may the whole ^(ak)earth be filled with His glory. ^(al)Amen, and Amen.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.