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!