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Prayer of the Jews for their king

² May the Lord answer you in the day of distress;

may the name of Jacob’s God give you protec tion.

³ May he send you help from the sanctuary

and give you support from Mount Zion.

⁴ May he remember all your oblations

and look favorably on your burnt offerings.

⁵ May he grant you your heart’s desire

and fulfill all your plans.

⁶ In your victory let us shout for joy

and raise our banner in the name of our God.

May the Lord grant all your requests.

⁷ Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;

he has answered him from his holy heaven

with victories from his right hand.

⁸ Some boast of chariots, some of horses;

but we boast in the name of the Lord our God.

⁹ Their forces will collapse and be crushed,

but ours shall rise, and stand firm.

¹⁰ When we call, answer us, O Lord,

make the king victorious!