Endow the King with Your Justice (1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalm 45:1–17)
1 DRA A psalm on Solomon. BSB BSB: Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
2 DRA Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment. BSB BSB: May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
3 DRA Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice. BSB BSB: May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
4 DRA He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor. BSB BSB: May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
5 DRA And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations. BSB BSB: May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
6 DRA He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth. BSB BSB: May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
7 DRA In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway. BSB BSB: May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.
8 DRA And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. BSB BSB: May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
9 DRA Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground. BSB BSB: May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
10 DRA The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts: BSB BSB: May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
11 DRA And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him. BSB BSB: May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12 DRA For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper. BSB BSB: For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
13 DRA He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor. BSB BSB: He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
14 DRA He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight. BSB BSB: He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
15 DRA And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the 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 DRA And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted: and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth. 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 DRA Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him. 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 DRA Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things. BSB BSB: Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 DRA And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it. BSB BSB: And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
20 DRA The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. BSB BSB: Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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