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76 lines
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Give the King Your Justice
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# Chapter 72
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1. Give the king your justice, O God,
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and your righteousness to the royal son!
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2. May he judge your people with righteousness,
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and your poor with justice!
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3. Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,
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and the hills, in righteousness!
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4. May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
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give deliverance to the children of the needy,
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and crush the oppressor!
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5. May they fear you while the sun endures,
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and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
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6. May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
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like showers that water the earth!
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7. In his days may the righteous flourish,
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and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
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8. May he have dominion from sea to sea,
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and from the River to the ends of the earth!
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9. May desert tribes bow down before him,
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and his enemies lick the dust!
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10. May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands
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render him tribute;
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may the kings of Sheba and Seba
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bring gifts!
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11. May all kings fall down before him,
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all nations serve him!
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12. For he delivers the needy when he calls,
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the poor and him who has no helper.
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13. He has pity on the weak and the needy,
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and saves the lives of the needy.
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14. From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
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and precious is their blood in his sight.
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15. Long may he live;
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may gold of Sheba be given to him!
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May prayer be made for him continually,
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and blessings invoked for him all the day!
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16. May there be abundance of grain in the land;
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on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
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may its fruit be like Lebanon;
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and may people blossom in the cities
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like the grass of the field!
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17. May his name endure forever,
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his fame continue as long as the sun!
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May people be blessed in him,
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all nations call him blessed!
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18. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
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who alone does wondrous things.
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19. Blessed be his glorious name forever;
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may the whole earth be filled with his glory!
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Amen and Amen!
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20. The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
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