1Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.
2He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
3The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the little hills will bring it by righteousness.
4He will judge the poor among the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
5They will fear you as long as the sun and moon last, through all generations.
6He will come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
7In his days the righteous will flourish, and there will be plenty of peace as long as the moon lasts.
8He will rule from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.
9Those who live in the wilderness will bow before him, and his enemies will lick the dust.
10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring presents. The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.
11Yes, all kings will fall down before him. All nations will serve him.
12For he will rescue the needy when they cry out, and the poor, and the one who has no helper.
13He will have pity on the poor and needy, and will save the lives of the needy.
14He will redeem their life from deceit and violence, and their blood will be precious in his sight.
15He will live, and the gold of Sheba will be given to him. Prayer will be made for him all the time, and every day he will be praised.
16There will be a handful of grain in the earth on the tops of the mountains. Its fruit will wave like Lebanon, and the people of the city will flourish like grass of the earth.
17His name will last for ever. His name will continue as long as the sun. People will be blessed in him, and all nations will call him blessed.
18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful things.
19And blessed be his glorious name for ever. Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.