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[1]By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
[2]He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
[3]The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
[4]He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
[5]They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.
[6]He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.
[7]Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
[8]And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
[9]Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
[10]Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.
[11]And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,
[12]For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
[13]He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
[14]From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
[15]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]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]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]Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,
[19]And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!
[20]The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.
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