| Chapter 71 |
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A psalm on Solomon. --
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Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king's son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment. --
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Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice. --
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He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor. --
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And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations. --
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He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth. --
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In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway. --
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And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. --
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Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground. --
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The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts: --
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And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him. --
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For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper. --
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He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor. --
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He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight. --
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And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day. --
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And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted : and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth. --
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Let his name be blessed for evermore : his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him. --
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things. --
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And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it. --
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The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. --
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