1For Solomon. O God, impart Your justice to the king, and Your righteousness to the son of the king.
2May he judge Your people with righteousness, Your poor with justice.
3May the mountains bear peace to the nation, also the hills, in [reward for their] righteousness.
4May he judge the nation's poor, save the children of the destitute, and crush the oppressor,
5so that they will fear You as long as the sun [shines] and the moon endures, generation after generation.
6May [his words] descend like rain upon cut grass, like raindrops that water the earth.
7In his days may the righteous flourish, with much peace until the moon is no more.
8And may he rule from sea to sea, and from the river until the ends of the earth.
9May nobles kneel before him, and may his enemies lick the dust.
10The kings of Tarshish and the islands will return tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.
11All kings will bow to him, all nations will serve him;
12for he rescues the needy one who cries out, the poor one who has no one to help him.
13He pities the impoverished and needy, and saves the souls of the destitute.
14He redeems their soul from deception and violence, and their blood is precious in his eyes.
15He revives [the poor], and gives him of the gold of Sheba; and so [the poor] pray for him always, and bless him all day.
16May there be abundant grain in the land, upon the mountaintops; may its fruit rustle like the [cedars of] Lebanon, and may [people] blossom from the city like the grass of the earth.
17May his name endure forever; may his name be magnified as long as the sun [shines]. And all nations will bless themselves by him, they will praise him.
18Blessed is the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone performs wonders.
19Blessed is His glorious Name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with His glory, Amen and Amen.
20The prayers of David, son of Jesse, are concluded
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