| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! | 1Of Solomon. Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. |
| 2May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! | 2May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. |
| 3Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! | 3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. |
| 4May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor! | 4May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor. |
| 5May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! | 5May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations. |
| 6May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth! | 6May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. |
| 7In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! | 7In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more. |
| 8May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! | 8May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. |
| 9May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! | 9May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust. |
| 10May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts! | 10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts. |
| 11May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him! | 11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him. |
| 12For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. | 12For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. |
| 13He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. | 13He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. |
| 14From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight. | 14He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. |
| 15Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day! | 15Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long. |
| 16May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field! | 16May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field. |
| 17May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed! | 17May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed. |
| 18Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. | 18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. |
| 19Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen! | 19Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. |
| 20The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. | 20This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse. |
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