^{1 Ref} <Of Solomon.> Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

^{2 Ref} May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

^{3 Ref} May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.

^{4 Ref} May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

^{5 Ref} May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.

^{6 Ref} May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.

^{7 Ref} In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

^{8 Ref} Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.

^{9 Ref} Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.

^{10 Ref} Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.

^{11 Ref} Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.

^{12 Ref} For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

^{13 Ref} He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

^{14 Ref} He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

^{15 Ref} May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.

^{16 Ref} May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.

^{17 Ref} May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.

^{18 Ref} Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.

^{19 Ref} Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.

^{20 Ref} The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. <A Psalm. Of Asaph.>

^{1 Ref} By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

^{2 Ref} He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

^{3 Ref} The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

^{4 Ref} He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

^{5 Ref} They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.

^{6 Ref} He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.

^{7 Ref} Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

^{8 Ref} And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

^{9 Ref} Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

^{10 Ref} Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

^{11 Ref} And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

^{12 Ref} For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

^{13 Ref} He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

^{14 Ref} From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

^{15 Ref} And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.

^{16 Ref} There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.

^{17 Ref} His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

^{18 Ref} Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

^{19 Ref} And blessed `is' the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled `with' His honour. Amen, and amen!

^{20 Ref} The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.

^{1 Ref} Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son.

^{2 Ref} He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

^{3 Ref} The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

^{4 Ref} He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

^{5 Ref} They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

^{6 Ref} He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.

^{7 Ref} In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

^{8 Ref} He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.

^{9 Ref} They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.

^{10 Ref} The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

^{11 Ref} Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.

^{12 Ref} For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

^{13 Ref} He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.

^{14 Ref} He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:

^{15 Ref} And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the day long.

^{16 Ref} There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

^{17 Ref} His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.

^{18 Ref} Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:

^{19 Ref} And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.

^{20 Ref} The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. Psalm 73 A Psalm of Asaph.