1Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

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

3May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.

4May 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.

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

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

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

8Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15May 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.

16May 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.

17May 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.

18Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.

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

20The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.