1 - ?Of Solomon.?
Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
2 - May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
3 - May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 - May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
5 - May he endure
6 - May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
7 - In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 - May he rule from sea to sea and from the River
9 - May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
10 - May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.
11 - May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12 - For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 - He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
14 - He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 - Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
16 - May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive
17 - May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.
18 - Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 - Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 - This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.