The Message Bible MSG
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Give the gift of wise rule to the king, O God, the gift of just rule to the crown prince.
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By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
2 May he judge your people rightly, be honorable to your meek and lowly.
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He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
3 Let the mountains give exuberant witness; shape the hills with the contours of right living.
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The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
4 Please stand up for the poor, help the children of the needy, come down hard on the cruel tyrants.
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He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
5 Outlast the sun, outlive the moon - age after age after age.
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They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.
6 Be rainfall on cut grass, earth-refreshing rain showers.
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He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.
7 Let righteousness burst into blossom and peace abound until the moon fades to nothing.
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Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
8 Rule from sea to sea, from the River to the Rim.
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And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
9 Foes will fall on their knees before God, his enemies lick the dust.
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Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
10 Kings remote and legendary will pay homage, kings rich and resplendent will turn over their wealth.
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Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.
11 All kings will fall down and worship, and godless nations sign up to serve him,
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And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,
12 Because he rescues the poor at the first sign of need, the destitute who have run out of luck.
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For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
13 He opens a place in his heart for the down-and-out, he restores the wretched of the earth.
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He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
14 He frees them from tyranny and torture - when they bleed, he bleeds; when they die, he dies.
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From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
15 And live! Oh, let him live! Deck him out in Sheba gold. Offer prayers unceasing to him, bless him from morning to night.
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And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.
16 Fields of golden grain in the land, cresting the mountains in wild exuberance, Cornucopias of praise, praises springing from the city like grass from the earth.
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There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.
17 May he never be forgotten, his fame shine on like sunshine. May all godless people enter his circle of blessing and bless the One who blessed them.
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His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.
18 Blessed God, Israel's God, the one and only wonder-working God!
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Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
19 Blessed always his blazing glory! All earth brims with his glory.
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And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!
20 Yes and Yes and Yes.
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The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
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Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain.