Commentary on Psalms - Volume 5

1O God! thy judgments give to the King, And thy righteousness to the son of the King

2He shall judge thy people in righteousness, And thy poor ones in judgment.

3Bring forth shall the mountains peace to the people, And the hills in righteousness.

4He shall judge the poor ones of the people; He shall save the children of the afflicted; And shall break in pieces the calumniator.

5They shall fear thee with the sun; And before the moon the generation of generations shall fear thee.

6He shall descend as rain upon the mown grass; As the showers which water the earth.

7Flourish in his days shall the righteous; And abundance of peace until there be no more moon.

8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, And from the river even to the ends of the earth.

9Before him shall bow the inhabitants of the desert, And his enemies shall lick the dust.

10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles a present shall bring: The kings of Sheba and Seba a gift shall offer to him

11And all kings shall prostrate themselves before him; All nations shall serve him.

12For he shall deliver the poor who crieth to him, And the needy who hath no helper.

13He will have compassion upon the indigent and the poor one, And the souls of the poor ones he will save.

14From fraud and violence he will redeem their souls, And precious shall be their blood in his eyes.

15And he shall live, and there shall be given to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayer shall be made for him continually; Daily shall he be blessed.

16There shall be sown an handful of corn in the earth on the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall be shaken like [that] of Lebanon. And they shall go forth from the city as a plant of the earth.

17His name shall be for ever; In presence of the sun propagated shall be his name: And bless themselves in him shall all nations, And blessed they shall call him.

18Blessed be Jehovah God! the God of Israel! ³⁴³ Who doeth wonderful things alone.

19And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

20Finished are the prayers of David, the son of Jesse.