Of Solomon.
Endow the King with Your Justice
1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalm 45:1–17
1By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.+ 2He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.+ 3The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.+ 4He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.+ 5They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation--generations.+ 6He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers--sprinkling the earth.+ 7Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.+ 8And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.+ 9Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.+ 10Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.+ 11And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,+ 12For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,+ 13He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,+ 14From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.+ 15And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.+ 16There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.+ 17His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.+ 18Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,+ 19And blessed is the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled with His honour. Amen, and amen!+ 20The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.+