Psalms 71

1For Solomon. O God, give Your judgments to the King, And Your righteousness to the King's Son,

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2That He may judge Your people in righteousness And Your poor with judgment.

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3Let the mountains raise up peace for Your people And the hills in righteousness.

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4He shall judge the poor of the people, And shall serve the sons of the poor; He shall humble the false accuser,

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5And He shall continue as long as the sun And before the moon from generation to generation;

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6And He shall come down like rain on the fleece, Like raindrops falling on the earth.

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7In His days, righteousness and abundance of peace shall flourish, Until the moon is removed.

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8And He shall rule from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the inhabited earth.

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9The Ethiopians shall bow down before Him, And His enemies shall lick the dust.

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10The kings of Tarshish and their islands will come bearing gifts; The kings of Arabia and Saba will bring presents.

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11All the kings of the earth shall worship Him; All the Gentiles shall serve Him.

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12For He rescued the poor from the hand of a strong man, And the needy, for whom there was no helper.

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13He shall spare the poor and needy, And He shall save the souls of the needy;

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14He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice, And precious shall be their name in His sight.

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15He shall live, and there shall be given Him from the gold of Arabia; They shall pray continually because of Him, All the day long shall they bless Him.

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16He shall be a support on the earth upon the summits of the mountains; His fruit shall be exalted more than Lebanon, And they shall flourish from the city like the grass of the earth.

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17Let His name be blessed unto the ages; His name shall remain before the sun, And all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in Him; All the Gentiles shall bless Him.

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18Blessed is the Lord God, The God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.

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19And blessed is the name of His glory forever and unto ages of ages, And all the earth shall be filled with His glory. Amen! Amen!

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20The hymns of David the son of Jesse are ended.

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