Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Teach the king to judge with your righteousness, O God; share with him your own justice,
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<<By Solomon.>> God, give the king your justice; Your righteousness to the royal son.
2 so that he will rule over your people with justice and govern the oppressed with righteousness.
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He will judge your people with righteousness, And your poor with justice.
3 May the land enjoy prosperity; may it experience righteousness.
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The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people; The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
4 May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors.
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He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, And will break the oppressor in pieces.
5 May your people worship you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon gives light, for ages to come.
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They shall fear you while the sun endures; And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6 May the king be like rain on the fields, like showers falling on the land.
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He will come down like rain on the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
7 May righteousness flourish in his lifetime, and may prosperity last as long as the moon gives light.
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In his days, the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
8 His kingdom will reach from sea to sea, from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
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He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, From the River to the ends of the earth.
9 The peoples of the desert will bow down before him; his enemies will throw themselves to the ground.
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Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Spain and of the islands will offer him gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him offerings.
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The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 All kings will bow down before him; all nations will serve him.
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Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
12 He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected.
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For he will deliver the needy when he cries; The poor, who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and poor; he saves the lives of those in need.
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He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
14 He rescues them from oppression and violence; their lives are precious to him.
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He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
15 Long live the king! May he be given gold from Sheba; may prayers be said for him at all times; may God's blessings be on him always!
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They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.
16 May there be plenty of grain in the land; may the hills be covered with crops, as fruitful as those of Lebanon. May the cities be filled with people, like fields full of grass.
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There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 May the king's name never be forgotten; may his fame last as long as the sun. May all nations ask God to bless them as he has blessed the king.
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His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
18 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel! He alone does these wonderful things.
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Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, Who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Praise his glorious name forever! May his glory fill the whole world. Amen! Amen!
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Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
20 This is the end of the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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