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A Psalm for Solomon.
1 O God, thy judgments give the king, and thy justice to the king’s son. 2 He shall thy folk with justice judge, and to thy poor see judgment done. 3 The mountains shall abundantly unto the people bring forth peace: the little hills shall bring the same, by executing righteousness.
4 Poor of the people he shall judge, and children of the needy save; and he in pieces shall break down each one that them oppressed have. 5 They shall thee fear, while sun and moon endure through generations all. 6 Like rain on mown grass he shall come: as show’rs on earth distilling fall.
7 The just shall flourish in his days, and store of peace till no moon be. 8 And from the sea unto the sea, from flood to land’s end reign shall he. 9 They that within the wilderness do dwell, before him bow they must: and they who are his enemies they verily shall lick the dust.
10 Upon him presents shall bestow of Tarshish, and the isles, the kings, Sheba’s, and Seba’s kings also, shall unto him give offerings. 11 Yea to him all the kings shall fall, and serve him every nation. 12 For needy crying save he shall, the poor, and helper that hath none.
13 The poor and needy he shall spare; and the souls of the needy save. 14 Their souls from fraud and violence by him shall free redemption have: and precious in his sight shall be 15 the blood of them. And he shall live, and unto him shall every one of purest gold of Sheba give:
also each one their humble pray’r in his behalf shall make always: and everyone his blessedness shall daily celebrate with praise. 16 Of corn an handful there shall be i’th land the mountains’ tops upon, the fruit whereof shall moving shake like to the trees of Lebanon:
and they that of the city be like grass on earth shall flourish all. 17 His name for ever shall endure as long as sun continue shall: so shall his name continued be, and men in him themselves shall bless, and all the nations of the world shall him the blessed one profess.
18 O let Jehovah blessed be, the God, the God of Israel, he worketh by himself alone such things whereat men may marvel. 19 And blessed be his glor’ous name for ever, let the whole earth be fill’d full with glory of the same, Amen, also Amen say we.
This after the common tunes.
19 And aye be blest his glor’ous name, also let the earth all be filled with his glor’ous same, Amen, and so it shall.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. This after the common tunes.