24ALSO TONGUE MY ALL THE DAY IT WILL UTTER RIGHTEOUSNESS YOUR FOR THEY ARE ASHAMED FOR THEY ARE ABASHED [THOSE WHO] SEEK <OF> HARM MY 24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
0OF SOLOMON Endow the King with Your Justice (1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalm 45:1–17) 0Of Solomon.
1O GOD JUDGMENTS YOUR TO [THE] KING GIVE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS YOUR TO [THE] SON OF [THE] KING 1Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
2HE WILL JUDGE PEOPLE YOUR WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS AND POOR [PEOPLE] YOUR WITH JUSTICE 2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
3THEY WILL CARRY MOUNTAINS PEACE TO THE PEOPLE AND HILLS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS 3May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
4HE WILL JUDGE [THE] POOR [PEOPLE] OF [THE] PEOPLE HE WILL SAVE <TO> [THE] CHILDREN OF [THE] NEEDY SO HE MAY CRUSH [THE] OPPRESSOR 4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
5PEOPLE WILL FEAR YOU WITH [THE] SUN AND <TO> BEFORE [THE] MOON GENERATION OF GENERATIONS 5May they fear him*NoteCloseLXX He shall endure as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
6HE WILL COME DOWN LIKE RAIN ON MOWN GRASS LIKE COPIOUS SHOWERS DROPPING OF [THE] EARTH 6May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
7HE WILL FLOURISH IN DAYS HIS [THE] RIGHTEOUS AND ABUNDANCE OF WELL-BEING [WILL BE] UNTIL NOT [THE] MOON 7May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.
8AND MAY HE RULE FROM SEA TO SEA AND FROM [THE] RIVER TO [THE] ENDS OF [THE] EARTH 8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates*NoteCloseHebrew the River to the ends of the earth.
9<TO> BEFORE HIM THEY WILL BOW DOWN DESERT-DWELLERS AND ENEMIES HIS DUST THEY WILL LICK UP 9May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
10[THE] KINGS OF TARSHISH AND [THE] ISLANDS TRIBUTE THEY WILL PAY [THE] KINGS OF SHEBA AND SEBA A GIFT THEY WILL BRING NEAR 10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
11AND THEY MAY BOW DOWN TO HIM ALL KINGS ALL NATIONS THEY WILL SERVE HIM 11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12FOR HE WILL DELIVER [THE] NEEDY [WHO] CRIES FOR HELP AND [THE] POOR AND NOT A HELPER [BELONGS] TO HIM 12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
13HE WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON [THE] POOR AND [THE] NEEDY AND [THE] LIVES OF NEEDY [PEOPLE] HE WILL SAVE 13He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
14FROM OPPRESSION AND FROM VIOLENCE HE WILL REDEEM LIFE THEIR AND MAY <IT> BE PRECIOUS BLOOD THEIR IN VIEW HIS 14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
15AND MAY HE LIVE AND HE MAY GIVE TO HIM SOME OF [THE] GOLD OF SHEBA AND [MAY] SOMEONE PRAY FOR HIM CONTINUALLY ALL THE DAY MAY SOMEONE BLESS HIM 15Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.
16MAY IT BE AN ABUNDANCE OF GRAIN IN THE LAND ON [THE] TOP OF [THE] MOUNTAINS MAY IT WAVE LIKE <THE> LEBANON FRUIT ITS AND MAY PEOPLE BLOSSOM FROM [THE] CITY LIKE [THE] VEGETATION OF THE EARTH 16May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, the people of its cities like the grass of the field.
17MAY IT BE NAME HIS FOR EVER <TO> BEFORE [THE] SUN MAY IT INCREASE NAME HIS AND MAY THEY BLESS THEMSELVES BY HIM ALL NATIONS MAY THEY CALL BLESSED HIM 17May his name endure forever; may his name continue*NoteCloseOr increase as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
18[BE] BLESSED YAHWEH GOD [THE] GOD OF ISRAEL [WHO] DOES <OF> WONDERS TO ONLY HIM 18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19AND [BE] BLESSED [THE] NAME OF GLORY HIS FOR EVER AND MAY IT BE FILLED GLORY HIS <OBJ.> ALL THE EARTH AMEN AND AMEN 19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
20THEY ARE FINISHED [THE] PRAYERS OF DAVID [THE] SON OF JESSE 20Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.