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¹God, give the king your justice; Your righteousness to the royal son.

²He will judge your people with righteousness, And your poor with justice.

³The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people; The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

⁴He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, And will break the oppressor in pieces.

⁵They shall fear you while the sun endures; And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

⁶He will come down like rain on the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.

⁷In his days, the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

⁸He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, From the River to the ends of the earth.

⁹Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.

¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

¹¹Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.

¹²For he will deliver the needy when he cries; The poor, who has no helper.

¹³He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

¹⁴He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

¹⁵They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.

¹⁶There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

¹⁷His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.

¹⁸Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, Who alone does marvelous deeds.

¹⁹Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.