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PSALMS
- O Thou Holy One of Israel.
- 23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee;
- And my soul, which Thou hast redeemed.
- 24My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day;
- For they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.
72 [A Psalm] of Solomon.
- Give the king Thy judgments, O God,
- And Thy righteousness unto the king's son;
- 2That he may judge Thy people with righteousness,
- And Thy poor with justice.
- 3Let the mountains bear peace to the people,
- And the hills, through righteousness.
- 4May he judge the poor of the people,
- And save the children of the needy,
- And crush the oppressor.
- 5They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth,
- And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
- 6May he come down like rain upon the mown grass,
- As showers that water the earth.
- 7In his days let the righteous flourish,
- And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
- 8May he have dominion also from sea to sea,
- And from the River unto the ends of the earth.
- 9Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him;
- And his enemies 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 prostrate themselves before him;
- All nations shall serve him.
- 12For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him 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.
- 15That they may live, and that he may give them of the gold of Sheba,
- That they may pray for him continually,
- Yea, bless him all the day.
- 16May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the mountains;
- May his fruit rustle like Lebanon;
- And may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth.
- 17May his name endure for ever;
- May his name be continued as long as the sun;
- May men also bless themselves by him;
- May all nations call him happy.
- 18Blessed be the Lord 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.
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