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\c 72
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\d A psalm of Solomon.
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\q
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\v 1 Give the king your righteous decrees, God,
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\q your righteousness to the king's son.
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\q
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\v 2 May he judge your people with righteousness
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\q and your poor with justice.
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\v 3 May the mountains produce peace for the people;
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\q may the hills produce righteousness.
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\v 4 May he judge the poor of the people;
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\q may he save the children of the needy
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\q and break in pieces the oppressor.
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\q
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\v 5 May they honor you while the sun endures,
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\q and as long as the moon lasts throughout all generations.
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\v 6 May he come down like rain on the mown grass,
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\q like showers that water the earth.
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\q
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\v 7 May the righteous flourish in his days,
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\q and may there be an abundance of peace till the moon is no more.
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\v 8 May he have dominion from sea to sea,
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\q and from the River to the ends of the earth.
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\v 9 May those who live in the wilderness bow down before him;
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\q may his enemies lick the dust.
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\v 10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the islands render tribute;
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\q may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
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\v 11 Indeed, may all kings fall down before him;
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\q may all nations serve him.
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\v 12 For he helps the needy person who cries out
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\q and the poor person who has no other helper.
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\v 13 He has pity on the poor and needy,
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\q and he saves the lives of needy people.
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\v 14 He redeems their lives from oppression and violence,
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\q and their blood is precious in his sight.
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\v 15 May the king live! May the gold of Sheba be given to him.
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\q May people always pray for him;
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\q may God bless him all day long.
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\q
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\v 16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth on the mountaintops;
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\q may their crops wave in the breeze like the trees of Lebanon,
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\q and the people in the cities flourish like grass on the earth.
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\v 17 May the king's name endure forever;
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\q may his name continue as long as the sun;
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\q may people be blessed in him;
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\q may all nations call him blessed.
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\v 18 May Yahweh God, the God of Israel, be blessed,
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\q who alone does wonderful things.
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\v 19 May his glorious name be blessed forever,
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\q and may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
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\q Amen and Amen.
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\v 20 The prayers of David son of Jesse, are finished.
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