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Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king's Son.
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<<By Shlomo.>> God, give the king your justice; Your righteousness to the royal son.
2 He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice.
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He will judge your people with righteousness, And your poor with justice.
3 The mountains will bring peace to the people, And the little hills, by righteousness.
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The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people; The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
4 He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
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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 They shall fear You As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations.
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They shall fear you while the sun endures; And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth.
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He will come down like rain on the mown grass, As showers that water the eretz.
7 In His days the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, Until the moon is no more.
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In his days, the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of shalom, until the moon is no more.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River 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 eretz.
9 Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, And His enemies will lick the dust.
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Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles Will bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba Will offer gifts.
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The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute. The kings of Sheva and Seva shall offer gifts.
11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him.
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Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
12 For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper.
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For he will deliver the needy when he cries; The poor, who has no helper.
13 He will spare the poor and needy, And will save the souls of the needy.
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He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
14 He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight.
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He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
15 And He shall live; And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him; Prayer also will be made for Him continually, And daily He shall be praised.
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They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheva. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.
16 There will be an abundance of grain in the earth, On the top of the mountains; Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon; And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
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There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Levanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed in Him; All nations shall call Him blessed.
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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 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things!
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Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Yisra'el, Who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.
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Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole eretz be filled with his glory! Amein and amein.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
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This ends the prayers by David, the son of Yishai.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.