Endow the King with Your Justice
(1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalms 45:1–17)
Of Solomon.
Endow the king with Your justice, O God, 2Ch 1:10Jer 23:5-61Ch 22:12-131Ch 29:191Ki 1:39Isa 11:2Psa 127:1Heb 1:8-9
and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
May he judge Your people with righteousness Isa 32:1Isa 32:17Psa 72:12-141Ki 3:5-10Isa 11:2-5Isa 9:7Job 34:19Psa 12:5
and Your afflicted with justice.
May the mountains bring peace to the people, Isa 52:72Co 5:19-21Dan 9:24Ezk 34:13-14Isa 32:16-17Jol 3:18Psa 65:12Psa 72:16
and the hills bring righteousness.
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; Isa 11:4Ezk 34:15-16Psa 109:31Zec 9:8-10Dan 2:34-35Isa 9:4Job 34:24Mat 11:5
may he save the children of the needy
and crush the oppressor.
May they fear him 1as long as the sun shines, Psa 89:36-37Dan 7:14Psa 72:17Rev 11:151Co 15:24-251Ki 3:281Sa 12:18Dan 2:44
as long as the moon remains,
through all generations.
May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, Hos 6:3Deu 32:22Sa 23:4Hos 14:5-7Isa 14:3-5Psa 65:10Ezk 34:23-26Isa 5:6
like spring showers that water the earth.
May the righteous flourish in his days Isa 2:4Mal 4:2Psa 92:12Isa 60:22Isa 54:11-17Luk 2:141Ch 22:8-91Ki 4:25
and prosperity abound,
until the moon is no more.
May he rule from sea to sea, Exo 23:31Zec 9:101Ki 4:21-24Psa 2:8Psa 80:11Psa 89:25Psa 22:27-28Psa 89:36
and from the Euphrates 2to the ends of the earth.
May the nomads bow before him, Isa 49:23Mic 7:17Luk 19:271Ki 9:181Ki 9:20-21Isa 35:1-2Psa 110:1Psa 110:6
and his enemies lick the dust.
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; Isa 60:6Psa 68:29Isa 49:71Ki 10:1Psa 45:122Ch 9:21Isa 60:9Gen 10:7
may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
May all kings bow down to him Psa 86:9Isa 49:22-23Rev 11:15Rev 17:14Isa 54:5Psa 138:4-5Rev 20:1-6Rev 21:24
and all nations serve him.
For he will deliver the needy who cry out Job 29:12Psa 102:17Rev 3:17-18Ecc 4:1Heb 7:25Psa 10:17Isa 41:17Psa 82:3-4
and the afflicted who have no helper.
He will take pity on the poor and needy Ezk 34:16Mat 5:3Psa 109:31Job 5:15-16Jas 2:5-6Mat 18:10
and save the lives of the oppressed.
He will redeem them from oppression and violence, Psa 116:151Th 2:15-16Luk 1:68-75Rev 19:22Sa 4:9Psa 69:18Psa 130:8Rev 17:6
for their blood is precious in his sight.
Long may he live! 1Ki 10:14Isa 60:6Jud 1:25Php 2:11Rev 1:18Rev 5:8-141Co 1:2-31Jn 1:2
May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him;
may they bless him all day long.
May there be an abundance of grain in the land; 1Ki 4:20Rev 7:91Co 3:6-9Act 1:15Act 2:41Act 4:4Hos 14:5-7Isa 2:2-3
may it sway atop the hills.
May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon,
and its people like the grass of the field.
May his name endure forever; Isa 7:14Mat 1:23Psa 89:36Gen 12:3Luk 1:48Gen 22:18Luk 1:31-331Pe 1:3
may his name continue 3 as long as the sun shines.
In him may all nations be blessed;
may they call him blessed.
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Psa 41:13Psa 106:481Ch 29:10Exo 15:11Psa 86:10Psa 136:4Psa 77:14Job 5:9
who alone does marvelous deeds.
And blessed be His glorious name forever; Num 14:21Mat 6:10Hab 2:14Psa 41:13Mat 6:13Rev 5:13Isa 6:3Isa 11:9
may all the earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and amen.
Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse. 2Sa 23:1Jer 51:64Job 31:40Luk 24:51