Of Solomon.
Endow the King with Your Justice
1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalm 45:1–17
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 islands 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.+ 16Abundance of grain shall be 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.+ 20This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.+