New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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1 O God, endow the king with thy own justice,
and give thy righteousness to a king's son,
2 that he may judge thy people rightly
and deal out justice to the poor and suffering.
3 May hills and mountains afford thy people
peace and prosperity in righteousness.
4 He shall give judgement for the suffering
and help those of the people that are needy;
he shall crush the oppressor.
5 He shall live as long note as the sun endures,
long as the moon, age after age.
6 He shall be like rain falling on early crops,
like showers watering note the earth.
7 In his days righteousness note shall flourish,
prosperity abound until the moon is no more.
8 May he hold sway from sea to sea,
from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Ethiopians shall crouch low before him;
his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands shall bring gifts,
the kings of Sheba and Seba shall present their tribute,
11 and all kings shall pay him homage,
all nations shall serve him.
12 For he shall rescue the needy from their rich oppressors,
the distressed who have no protector.
13 May he have pity on the needy and the poor,
deliver the poor from death;
14 may he redeem them from oppression and violence
and may their blood be precious in his eyes.
15 May the king live long
and receive gifts of gold note from Sheba;
prayer be made for him continually,
blessings be his all the day long.
16 May there be abundance of corn in the land,
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growing in plenty to the tops of the hills;
may the crops flourish like Lebanon,
and the sheaves note be numberless as blades of grass.
17 Long may the king's name endure,
may it live for ever note like the sun;
so shall all peoples note pray to be blessed as he was,
all nations tell of his happiness.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvellous things;
19 blessed be his glorious name for ever,
and may his glory fill all the earth.
Amen, Amen.
20 Here end the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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