Psalms

By Solomon.

1God, give the king your justice;your righteousness to the royal son.

2He will judge your people with righteousness,and your poor with justice.

3The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people.The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

4He will judge the poor of the people.He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

5They shall fear you while the sun endures;and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

6He will come down like rain on the mown grass,as showers that water the earth.

7In his days, the righteous shall flourish,and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,from the River to the ends of the earth.

9Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him.His enemies shall lick the dust.

10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute.The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

11Yes, all kings shall fall down before him.All nations shall serve him.

12For he will deliver the needy when he cries;the poor, who has no helper.

13He will have pity on the poor and needy.He will save the souls of the needy.

14He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence.Their blood will be precious in his sight.

15He will live; and Sheba’s gold will be given to him.Men will pray for him continually. They will bless him all day long.

16Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land.Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

17His name endures forever.His name continues as long as the sun.Men shall be blessed by him.All nations will call him blessed.

18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel,who alone does marvelous deeds.

19Blessed be his glorious name forever!Let the whole earth be filled with his glory!Amen and amen.

20This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.

1By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

2He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

3The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

4He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

5They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.

6He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.

7Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

8And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

9Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

10Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

11And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

12For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

13He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

14From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

15And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.

16There 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.

17His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

18Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

19And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!

20The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.