1 ARST O God, enable the king whom you appointed in Israel to rule justly. Show him how to judge matters fairly BSB BSB: Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
2 ARST so that he may judge your people fairly and that he may govern your oppressed people justly. BSB BSB: May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
3 ARST I desire that all over the country— even on the hills and mountains— people will live peacefully and righteously. BSB BSB: May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
4 ARST Help your king to defend the poor people and to rescue needy people and to defeat those who oppress them. BSB BSB: May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
5 ARST I desire that your king may live as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon shines, forever. BSB BSB: May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
6 ARST I desire that his rule may be enjoyed by the people as they enjoy rain on the growing crops, as they enjoy the showers that fall on the land. BSB BSB: May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
7 ARST I hope that people may live righteously during the years that he rules and that the people may live peacefully and prosperously as long as the moon shines. BSB BSB: May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.
8 ARST I hope that the king of Israel may rule the people in all the area from one sea in the east to another in the west and from the Euphrates River to the most remote places on earth. BSB BSB: May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
9 ARST I hope that those who live in the wilderness may bow down before him and that his enemies may throw themselves on the ground in submission to our king. BSB BSB: May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
10 ARST I hope that the king of the land of Tarshish and the kings of the islands in the sea may pay taxes to the king of Israel. I hope that the king of Sheba to the south and the king of Seba to the southwest may bring him gifts. BSB BSB: May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
11 ARST I hope that all the other kings in the world may bow before the king of Israel and that people of all nations may serve our king. BSB BSB: May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12 ARST He rescues poor people when they cry out for help, and he helps those who are needy and those who have no one to help them. BSB BSB: For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
13 ARST He pities those who are weak and needy; he saves the people’ s lives. BSB BSB: He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
14 ARST Our king rescues people from being oppressed and from being treated cruelly because their lives are precious to our king. BSB BSB: He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
15 ARST I hope that our king may live a long time! I hope that he may be given gold from Sheba. I desire that people may always pray for our king and praise him all the time, every day. BSB BSB: Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.
16 ARST I hope that the fields may produce plenty of grain everywhere, even on the tops of the hills in the land where he rules, like the grain that grows on the hills in Lebanon. I hope that the cities in Israel will be as full of people as the fields are full of grass. BSB BSB: May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, the people of its cities like the grass of the field.
17 ARST I desire that the name of the king may never be forgotten. I hope that people may remember him as long as the sun shines. I hope that all people will praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, just as he has blessed the king of Israel. BSB BSB: May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
18 ARST Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelites worship; he is the only one who does wonderful things. BSB BSB: Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 ARST Praise him forever! I desire that his glory may fill the whole world! Amen! May it be so! BSB BSB: And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
20 ARST This is the end of the prayers written by David, son of Jesse. BSB BSB: Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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