1 Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the son of the king.
2 He will judge your people in righteousness, and your lowly ones with justice.
3 The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness.
4 He will vindicate the lowly among the people, save the sons of the poor, and crush the oppressor.
5 They will fear you as long as the sun lasts, and while the moon shines, generation after generation.
6 He will come down like rain upon cut grass, like showers sprinkling the land.
7 In his days the righteous will flourish, with peace in plenty until the moon is gone.
8 And he will rule from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Before him the dwellers of the desert will bow, and his enemies will lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba will offer tribute.
11 Yes, all kings will bow down before him; all nations will serve him.
12 For he will rescue the poor who cry out, the lowly one who has no one to help.
13 He will take pity on the weak and the poor, and the souls of the poor he will save.
14 From oppression and violence he will redeem their soul, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.
15 So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given him; may they pray for him always and bless him all day long.
16 May there be plenty of grain in the land, up on the mountaintops; may its fruit rustle like Lebanon, and may those of the city blossom like the grass of the earth.
17 May his name last forever; as long as the sun his name will flourish; may men be blessed in him; may all nations call him happy.
18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone works wonders.
19 And blessed be his glorious name forever; and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 Here end the prayers of David the son of Jesse.