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1. OF SOLOMON.Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
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1. A Psalm for Solomon H8010 . Give H5414 the king H4428 thy judgments H4941 , O God H430 , and thy righteousness H6666 unto the king H4428 's son H1121 .
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2. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
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2. He shall judge H1777 thy people H5971 with righteousness H6664 , and thy poor H6041 with judgment H4941 .
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3. Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
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3. The mountains H2022 shall bring H5375 peace H7965 to the people H5971 , and the little hills H1389 , by righteousness H6666 .
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4. May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
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4. He shall judge H8199 the poor H6041 of the people H5971 , he shall save H3467 the children H1121 of the needy H34 , and shall break in pieces H1792 the oppressor H6231 .
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5. May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
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5. They shall fear H3372 thee as long H5973 as the sun H8121 and moon H3394 endure H6440 , throughout all generations H1755 H1755 .
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6. May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
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6. He shall come down H3381 like rain H4306 upon H5921 the mown grass H1488 : as showers H7241 that water H2222 the earth H776 .
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7. In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
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7. In his days H3117 shall the righteous H6662 flourish H6524 ; and abundance H7230 of peace H7965 so long H5704 as the moon H3394 endureth H1097 .
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8. May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
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8. He shall have dominion H7287 also from sea H4480 H3220 to H5704 sea H3220 , and from the river H4480 H5104 unto H5704 the ends H657 of the earth H776 .
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9. May desert tribes bow down before him and his enemies lick the dust!
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9. They that dwell in the wilderness H6728 shall bow H3766 before H6440 him ; and his enemies H341 shall lick H3897 the dust H6083 .
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10. May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
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10. The kings H4428 of Tarshish H8659 and of the isles H339 shall bring H7725 presents H4503 : the kings H4428 of Sheba H7614 and Seba H5434 shall offer H7126 gifts H814 .
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11. May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
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11. Yea, all H3605 kings H4428 shall fall down H7812 before him: all H3605 nations H1471 shall serve H5647 him.
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12. For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
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12. For H3588 he shall deliver H5337 the needy H34 when he crieth H7768 ; the poor H6041 also , and him that hath no H369 helper H5826 .
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13. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
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13. He shall spare H2347 H5921 the poor H1800 and needy H34 , and shall save H3467 the souls H5315 of the needy H34 .
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14. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
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14. He shall redeem H1350 their soul H5315 from deceit H4480 H8496 and violence H4480 H2555 : and precious H3365 shall their blood H1818 be in his sight H5869 .
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15. Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day!
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15. And he shall live H2421 , and to him shall be given H5414 of the gold H4480 H2091 of Sheba H7614 : prayer H6419 also shall be made for H1157 him continually H8548 ; and daily H3605 H3117 shall he be praised H1288 .
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16. May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field!
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16. There shall be H1961 a handful H6451 of corn H1250 in the earth H776 upon the top H7218 of the mountains H2022 ; the fruit H6529 thereof shall shake H7493 like Lebanon H3844 : and they of the city H4480 H5892 shall flourish H6692 like grass H6212 of the earth H776 .
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17. May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!
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17. His name H8034 shall endure H1961 forever H5769 : his name H8034 shall be continued H5125 as long H6440 as the sun H8121 : and men shall be blessed H1288 in him: all H3605 nations H1471 shall call him blessed H833 .
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18. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
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18. Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 God H430 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 , who only H905 doeth H6213 wondrous things H6381 .
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19. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!
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19. And blessed H1288 be his glorious H3519 name H8034 forever H5769 : and let H853 the whole H3605 earth H776 be filled H4390 with his glory H3519 ; Amen H543 , and Amen H543 .
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20. The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
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20. The prayers H8605 of David H1732 the son H1121 of Jesse H3448 are ended H3615 .
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