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1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son.
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1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
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2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.
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2 He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
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3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.
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3 The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
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4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
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4 He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor.
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5 They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
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5 He will endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
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6 He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
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6 He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
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7 In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
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7 In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.
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8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.
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8 He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
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9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.
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9 The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.
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10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
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10 The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts.
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11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
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11 All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.
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12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.
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12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
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13 He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.
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13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
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14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:
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14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
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15 And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the day long.
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15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
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16 There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
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16 Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of the field.
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17 His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.
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17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.
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18 Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:
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18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
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19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
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19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
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20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
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20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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