1 By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
1 A Psalm of Solomon.Give the king (A)Your judgments, O God,And (B)Your righteousness to the king’s son.
1 {A Psalm for Solomon.} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
1 God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions.
4 He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
4 (f)May he (F)vindicate the (g)afflicted of the people,Save the children of the needyAnd crush the oppressor.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
4 May he defend the afflicted of the people and deliver the children of the poor, but crush the oppressor.
5 They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.
5 (h)Let them fear You (G)while the sun endures,And (i)as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
5 May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine from generation to generation.
10 Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.
10 (m)Let the kings of (P)Tarshish and of the (n)(Q)islands bring presents;The kings of (R)Sheba and (S)Seba (T)offer (o)gifts.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
10 May the kings of Tarshishand the coasts and islands bring tribute,the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.(K)
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring gifts, and may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tribute.
12 For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
12 For he will (W)deliver the needy when he cries for help,The (q)afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
12 For he will deliver the needy when they cry out for help, and the poor when there is no deliverer.
14 From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
14 He will (s)(Y)rescue their (t)life from oppression and violence,And their blood will be (Z)precious in his sight;
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence,for their lives are(e) precious(f) in his sight.(O)
14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, since their lives are precious in his sight.
15 And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.
15 So may he live, and may the (AA)gold of Sheba be given to him;And let (u)them pray for him continually;Let (v)them bless him all day long.
15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
15 May he live long!May gold from Sheba be given to him.May prayer be offered for him continually,and may he be blessed all day long.(P)
15 May he live long and be given gold from Sheba, and may prayer be offered for him continuously, and may he be blessed every day.
16 There 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.
16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;Its fruit will wave like the cedars of (AB)Lebanon;And may those from the city flourish like (AC)vegetation of the earth.
16 There shall be an handful of corn 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.
16 May there be plenty of grain in the land;may it wave on the tops of the mountains.May its crops be like Lebanon.May people flourish in the citieslike the grass of the field.(Q)
16 May grain be abundant in the land all the way to the mountain tops; may its fruits flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and may the cities sprout like the grass of the earth.
17 His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.
17 May his (AD)name endure forever;May his name (w)increase (x)(AE)as long as the sun shines;And let men (AF)bless themselves by him;(AG)Let all nations call him blessed.
17 His 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 blessed.
17 May his name endure forever;as long as the sun shines,may his fame increase.May all nations be blessed by himand call him blessed.(R)
17 May his fame be eternal as long as the sun may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed.
19 And blessed is the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled with His honour. Amen, and amen!
19 And blessed be His (AJ)glorious name forever;And may the whole (AK)earth be filled with His glory.(AL)Amen, and Amen.
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
19 May His glorious name be praised forever;the whole earth is filled with His glory.(T)Amen and amen.
19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
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