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[1]Give thy judgments to the king, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son. |
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[2]Then shall he judge thy people in righteousness, and thy poor with equity. |
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[3]The mountains and the hills shall bring peace to the people by justice. |
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[4]He shall judge the poor of the people: he shall save the children of the needy, and shall subdue the oppressor. |
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[5]They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endureth, from generation to generation. |
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[6]He shall come down like the rain upon the mown grass, and as the showers that water the earth. |
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[7]In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace shall be so long as the moon endureth. |
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[8]His dominion shall be also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the land. |
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[9]They that dwell in the wilderness, shall kneel before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. |
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[10]The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Sheba shall bring gifts. |
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[11]Yea, all kings shall worship him: all nations shall serve him. |
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[12]For he shall deliver the poor when he cryeth: the needy also, and him that hath no helper. |
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[13]He shall be merciful to the poor and needy, and shall preserve the souls of the poor. |
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[14]He shall redeem their souls from deceit and violence, and dear shall their blood be in his sight. |
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[15]Yea, he shall live, and unto him shall they give of the gold of Sheba: they shall also pray for him continually, and daily bless him. |
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[16]An handful of corn shall be sown in the earth, even in the top of the mountains, and the fruit thereof shall shake like the trees of Lebanon: and the children shall flourish out of the city like the grass of the earth. |
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[17]His name shall be forever: his name shall endure as long as the sun: all nations shall bless him, and be blessed in him. |
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[18]Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of Israel, which only doeth wondrous things. |
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[19]And blessed be his glorious name forever: and let all the earth be filled with his glory. So be it, even so be it. |
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[20]Here end the prayers of David, the son of Jesse. |