NLT 1 Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son. NIV 1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. NLT 2 Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly. NIV 2 May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. NLT 3 May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful. NIV 3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. NLT 4 Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors. NIV 4 May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor. NLT 5 May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever! NIV 5 May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations. NLT 6 May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth. NIV 6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. NLT 7 May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more. NIV 7 In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more. NLT 8 May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. NIV 8 May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. NLT 9 Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust. NIV 9 May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust. NLT 10 The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts. NIV 10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts. NLT 11 All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him. NIV 11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him. NLT 12 He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them. NIV 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. NLT 13 He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them. NIV 13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. NLT 14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their lives are precious to him. NIV 14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. NLT 15 Long live the king! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May the people always pray for him and bless him all day long. NIV 15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long. NLT 16 May there be abundant grain throughout the land, flourishing even on the hilltops. May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon, and may the people thrive like grass in a field. NIV 16 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. NLT 17 May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise. NIV 17 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. NLT 18 Praise the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things. NIV 18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. NLT 19 Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen! NIV 19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. NLT 20 (This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.) NIV 20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
NIV 1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. NIV 2 May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. NIV 3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. NIV 4 May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor. NIV 5 May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations. NIV 6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. NIV 7 In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more. NIV 8 May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. NIV 9 May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust. NIV 10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts. NIV 11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him. NIV 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. NIV 13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. NIV 14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. NIV 15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long. NIV 16 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. NIV 17 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. NIV 18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. NIV 19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. NIV 20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.