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[1] <Of Solomon.> O God geue vnto the kyng thy iudgementes: and thy ryghteousnesse vnto the kynges sonne
[2] [Then] he wyll iudge thy people accordyng vnto iustice: and thy afflicted accordyng to equitie
[3] The mountaynes also and hylles: shall bryng peace to the people by the meanes of ryghteousnesse
[4] He wyll iudge the afflicted amongst the people: he wyll saue the children of the poore, and subdue the oppressour
[5] They wyll feare thee as long as the sunne and moone shyneth: from one generation to another
[6] He wyll come downe lyke the rayne into a fleece of wooll: euen as the droppes that water the earth
[7] In his dayes the ryghteous wyll florishe: and there shalbe aboundaunce of peace so long as the moone endureth
[8] His dominion also shalbe from the one sea to the other: and from the fludde vnto the ende of the earth
[9] They that dwell in the wildernesse shal kneele before him: his enemies shal licke the dust
[10] The kyng of Tharsis and of the Iles shall offer presentes: the kynges of Sheba & Seba shall bring giftes
[11] All kynges wyll worshyp hym: all nations wyll do hym seruice
[12] For he wyll delyuer the poore when he cryeth: and the afflicted and hym that hath no helper
[13] He wyll haue compassion vpon the poore and needy: and he wyll preserue the soules of the poore
[14] He wyll delyuer their soules from deceipt and oppression: and their blood shalbe in his syght
[15] He wyll lyue, and he wyll geue to the poore of the golde of Sheba: and he wyll pray alwayes for hym, and dayly he wyll blesse hym
[16] A handfull of corne shall [be sowed] in the earth vpon the toppe of hylles: and the fruite therof shall make a noyse lyke Libanus, and shall florishe in the citie lyke grasse vpon the earth
[17] His name shall endure for euer, his name shalbe spread abrode to the world so long as the sunne shall shyne: all nations shalbe blessed in hym, and shall call hym blessed
[18] Blessed be God the Lorde: the Lorde of Israel which only doth wonderous thynges
[19] (72:19a) And blessed be the name of his maiestie for euer: and all the earth shalbe fylled with his maiestie. Amen, Amen
[20] (72:19b) Here endeth the prayers of Dauid the sonne of Isai
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