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Give the king your
1justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
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May he
2judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
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Let the mountains bear
3prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
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May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
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May they fear you while
4the sun endures, and as long as the moon,
5throughout all generations!
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May he be like
6rain that falls on
7the mown grass, like
8showers that water the earth!
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In his days may
9the righteous flourish, and
10peace abound, till the moon be no more!
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May he have dominion from
11sea to sea, and from
12the River to the
13ends of the earth!
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May desert tribes
14bow down before him, and his enemies
15lick the dust!
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May the kings of
16Tarshish and of
17the coastlands render him
18tribute; may the kings of
19Sheba and
20Seba bring gifts!
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May all kings
21fall down before him, all nations serve him!
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For he delivers
22the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
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He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
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From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and
23precious is their blood in his sight.
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Long may he live; may
24gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made
25for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day!
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May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people
26blossom in the cities like the
27grass of the field!
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28May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun!
29May people be blessed in him,
30all nations call him blessed!
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31Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does
32wondrous things.
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Blessed be his
33glorious name forever; may
34the whole earth be filled with his glory!
35Amen and Amen!
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36The prayers of
37David, the son of Jesse, are ended.