Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
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Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgment.
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May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness.
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May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people; he shall save the children of the destitute and shall break in pieces the violent.
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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 thee along with the sun and before 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 shall come down like rain upon the mown grass as the dew <em>that</em> waters the earth.
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May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days shall righteousness flourish and abundance of peace until <em>there is</em> no <em>longer any</em> moon.
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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 and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
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May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Those that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and 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 shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba 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 <em>Yea</em>, all kings shall fall down before him; all Gentiles shall serve him.
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May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the destitute when he cries and the poor that 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 shall have mercy on the poor and destitute and shall save the souls of the poor <em>in spirit</em>.
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He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
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He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for him continually; <em>and</em> daily he shall be given blessings.
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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 <em>planted</em> a handful of grain in the earth upon the tops of the mountains; its fruit shall thunder like Lebanon; and <em>out</em> of the city <em>they</em> shall blossom like the grass of the earth.
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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 shall endure for ever; before the sun his name shall be disseminated, and all Gentiles shall be blessed in him; they shall 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 Blessed <em>be</em> the LORD God, the God of Israel, <em>the</em> only one <em>who</em> does wondrous things
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Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 And blessed <em>be</em> his glorious name for ever, and let the whole earth be filled <em>with</em> his glory; Amen, and Amen.
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Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
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This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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