New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son.
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By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
2 Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly.
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He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
3 May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful.
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The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
4 Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.
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He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
5 May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever!
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They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.
6 May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth.
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He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.
7 May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.
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Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
8 May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
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And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
9 Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.
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Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
10 The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.
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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 bow before him, and all nations will serve him.
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And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,
12 He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.
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For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
13 He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them.
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He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their lives are precious to him.
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From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
15 Long live the king! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May the people always pray for him and bless him all day long.
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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 May there be abundant grain throughout the land, flourishing even on the hilltops. May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon, and may the people thrive like grass in a field.
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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 the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.
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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 Praise the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.
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Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
19 Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
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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 (This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)
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The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.