| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. | 1A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king's son. |
| 2May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. | 2May he judge Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice. |
| 3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. | 3Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. |
| 4May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor. | 4May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy And crush the oppressor. |
| 5May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations. | 5Let them fear You while the sun endures, And as long as the moon, throughout all generations. |
| 6May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. | 6May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth. |
| 7In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more. | 7In his days may the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace till the moon is no more. |
| 8May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. | 8May he also rule from sea to sea And from the River to the ends of the earth. |
| 9May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust. | 9Let the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust. |
| 10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts. | 10Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. |
| 11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him. | 11And let all kings bow down before him, All nations serve him. |
| 12For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. | 12For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who has no helper. |
| 13He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. | 13He will have compassion on the poor and needy, And the lives of the needy he will save. |
| 14He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. | 14He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight; |
| 15Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long. | 15So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And let them pray for him continually; Let them bless him all day long. |
| 16May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field. | 16May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon; And may those from the city flourish like vegetation of the earth. |
| 17May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed. | 17May his name endure forever; May his name increase as long as the sun shines; And let men bless themselves by him; Let all nations call him blessed. |
| 18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. | 18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders. |
| 19Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. | 19And blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen. |
| 20This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse. | 20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. |
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