1  Give the king your justice, O God,

and your righteousness to the royal son!

2  ^aMay he judge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice!

3  Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,

and the hills, in righteousness!

4  May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,

give deliverance to the children of the needy,

and crush the oppressor!

5  May they fear you^{1 b}while the sun endures,

and as long as the moon, ^cthroughout all generations!

6  May he be ^dlike rain that falls on the mown grass,

like showers that water the earth!

7  In his days may ^ethe righteous flourish,

and peace abound, till the moon be no more!

8  ^fMay he have dominion ^gfrom sea to sea,

and ^hfrom the River² to the ⁱends of the earth!

9  May desert tribes bow down before him,

and his enemies ^jlick the dust!

10  May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands

render him tribute;

may the ^kkings of Sheba and Seba

bring gifts!

11  May all kings fall down before him,

all nations serve him!

12  ^lFor he ^mdelivers the needy when he calls,

the poor and him who has ⁿno helper.

13  He has pity on the weak and the needy,

and ^osaves the lives of the needy.

14  From oppression and violence he redeems their life,

and ^pprecious is their blood in his sight.

15  Long may he live;

may ^qgold of Sheba be given to him!

May prayer be made for him continually,

and blessings invoked for him all the day!

16  May there be abundance of grain in the land;

on the tops of the mountains may it wave;

may its fruit be like Lebanon;

and may people blossom in the cities

^rlike the grass of the field!

17  May his name endure forever,

his fame continue as long as the sun!

^sMay people be blessed in him,

all nations call him blessed!

18  ^tBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

who alone does ^uwondrous things.

19  ^vBlessed be his glorious name forever;

may ^wthe whole earth be filled with his glory!

^xAmen and Amen!

20  The ^yprayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.