1  Give the king your ^rjustice, O God,

and your righteousness to the royal son!

2  May he ^sjudge your people with righteousness,

and your poor with justice!

3  Let the mountains bear ^tprosperity for the people,

and the hills, in righteousness!

4  May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,

give deliverance to the children of the needy,

and crush the oppressor!

5  May they fear you¹ while ^uthe sun endures,

and as long as the moon, ^vthroughout all generations!

6  May he be like ^wrain that falls on ^xthe mown grass,

like ^yshowers that water the earth!

7  In his days may ^zthe righteous flourish,

and ^apeace abound, till the moon be no more!

8  May he have dominion from ^bsea to sea,

and from ^bthe River² to the ^cends of the earth!

9  May desert tribes ^dbow down before him,

and his enemies ^elick the dust!

10  May the kings of ^fTarshish and of ^gthe coastlands

render him ^htribute;

may the kings of ⁱSheba and ^jSeba

bring gifts!

11  May all kings ^kfall down before him,

all nations serve him!