Hebrew Names Version HNV
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1 <<By Shlomo.>> God, give the king your justice; Your righteousness to the royal son.
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Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
2 He will judge your people with righteousness, And your poor with justice.
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May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
3 The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people; The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
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May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, And will break the oppressor in pieces.
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May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
5 They shall fear you while the sun endures; And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
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May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
6 He will come down like rain on the mown grass, As showers that water the eretz.
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May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days, the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of shalom, until the moon is no more.
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In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, From the River to the ends of the eretz.
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May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
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May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute. The kings of Sheva and Seva shall offer gifts.
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May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.
11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
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May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12 For he will deliver the needy when he cries; The poor, who has no helper.
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For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
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He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
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He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheva. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.
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Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
16 There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Levanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
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May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.
17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
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May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him,and they will call him blessed.
18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Yisra'el, Who alone does marvelous deeds.
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Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole eretz be filled with his glory! Amein and amein.
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Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 This ends the prayers by David, the son of Yishai.
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This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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