Of Solomon.
Endow the King with Your Justice
1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalm 45:1–17
1Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.+ 2He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.+ 3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.+ 4He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.+ 5They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.+ 6He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.+ 7In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.+ 8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.+ 9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.+ 10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.+ 11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.+ 12For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.+ 13He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.+ 14He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:+ 15And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the day long.+ 16There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.+ 17His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.+ 18Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:+ 19And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.+ 20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.+