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1 God, give the king your good judgment and the king's son your goodness.
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Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 Help him judge your people fairly and decide what is right for the poor.
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May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
3 Let there be peace on the mountains and goodness on the hills for the people.
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Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
4 Help him be fair to the poor and save the needy and punish those who hurt them.
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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!
5 May they respect you as long as the sun shines and as long as the moon glows.
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May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
6 Let him be like rain on the grass, like showers that water the earth.
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May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
7 Let goodness be plentiful while he lives. Let peace continue as long as there is a moon.
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In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 Let his kingdom go from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
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May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
9 Let the people of the desert bow down to him, and make his enemies lick the dust.
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May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust!
10 Let the kings of Tarshish and the faraway lands bring him gifts. bring their presents to him.
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May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
11 Let all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
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May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
12 He will help the poor when they cry out and will save the needy when no one else will help.
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For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He will be kind to the weak and poor, and he will save their lives.
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He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
14 He will save them from cruel people who try to hurt them, because their lives are precious to him.
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From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long live the king! Let him receive gold from Sheba. Let people always pray for him and bless him all day long.
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Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16 Let the fields grow plenty of grain and the hills be covered with crops. Let the land be as fertile as Lebanon, and let the cities grow like the grass in a field.
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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 blossom in the cities like the grass of the field!
17 Let the king be famous forever; let him be remembered as long as the sun shines. Let the nations be blessed because of him, and may they all bless him.
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May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!
18 Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such miracles.
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
19 Praise his glorious name forever. Let his glory fill the whole world. Amen and amen.
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Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!
20 This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.