1 WYC The title of the oon and seuentithe salm. `To Salomon. BSB BSB: Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
2 WYC God, yyue thi doom to the king; and thi riytfulnesse to the sone of a king. To deme thi puple in riytfulnesse; and thi pore men in doom. BSB BSB: May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
3 WYC Mounteyns resseyue pees to the puple; and litle hillis resseyue riytfulnesse. BSB BSB: May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
4 WYC He schal deme the pore men of the puple, and he schal make saaf the sones of pore men; and he schal make low the false chalengere. BSB BSB: May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
5 WYC And he schal dwelle with the sunne, and bifore the moone; in generacioun and in to generacioun. BSB BSB: May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
6 WYC He schal come doun as reyn in to a flees; and as goteris droppinge on the erthe. BSB BSB: May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
7 WYC Riytfulnesse schal come forth in hise dayes, and the aboundaunce of pees; til the moone be takun awei. BSB BSB: May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.
8 WYC And he schal be lord fro the-see `til to the see; and fro the flood til to the endis of the world. BSB BSB: May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
9 WYC Ethiopiens schulen falle doun bifore hym; and hise enemyes schulen licke the erthe. BSB BSB: May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
10 WYC The kyngis of Tarsis and ilis schulen offre yiftis; the kyngis of Arabie and of Saba schulen brynge yiftis. BSB BSB: May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
11 WYC And alle kyngis schulen worschipe hym; alle folkis schulen serue hym. BSB BSB: May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12 WYC For he schal delyuer a pore man fro the miyti; and a pore man to whom was noon helpere. BSB BSB: For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
13 WYC He schal spare a pore man and nedi; and he schal make saaf the soulis of pore men. BSB BSB: He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
14 WYC He schal ayen bie the soulis of hem fro vsuris, and wickidnesse; and the name of hem is onourable bifor hym. BSB BSB: He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
15 WYC And he schal lyue, and me schal yyue to hym of the gold of Arabie; and thei schulen euere worschipe of hym, al dai thei schulen blesse hym. 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 WYC Stidefastnesse schal be in the erthe, in the hiyeste places of mounteyns; the fruyt therof schal be enhaunsid aboue the Liban; and thei schulen blosme fro the citee, as the hey of erthe doith. 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 WYC His name be blessid in to worldis; his name dwelle bifore the sunne. And all the lynagis of erthe schulen be blessid in hym; alle folkis schulen magnyfie hym. 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 WYC Blessid be the Lord God of Israel; which aloone makith merueiylis. BSB BSB: Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 WYC Blessid be the name of his maieste with outen ende; and al erthe schal be fillid with his maieste; be it doon, be it doon. BSB BSB: And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
20 WYC `The preieris of Dauid, the sone of Ysay, ben endid. BSB BSB: Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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