Psalm
Abaotem Solomon.
72 O God, iu mekem king for hem judge followim wei blo iu,
And givim raeteous wei blo iu lo son blo king.+
2 Hem bae defendim pipol blo iu lo raeteous wei,
And olketa blo iu wea pipol ting daonem witim justice.+
3 Olketa maunten bae tekem kam peace lo pipol,
And olketa hill bae tekem kam raeteous wei.
4 Hem bae defendim* olketa wea pipol ting daonem,
Hem bae sevem olketa son blo pipol wea poor,
And hem bae distroem olketa wea savve trikim narawan.+
5 Olketa bae fraet lo iu for olowe, olsem sun wea stap for olowe
And olsem moon wea stap for olowe,
Lo evri genereson wea bae kam.+
6 Hem bae olsem rain wea foldaon lo grass wea olketa just katem,
Olsem smol rain nomoa wea watarem graon.+
7 Lo taem wea hem rul, olketa raeteous wan bae olsem olketa grass wea grow gud,+
And peace bae stap evriwea+ go kasem taem moon no stap moa.
8 Pipol blo hem bae stap* start from sea lo wansaed go kasem sea lo narasaed
And start from datfala River* go kasem olketa farawe ples lo earth.+
9 Olketa wea stap lo desert bae baodaon front lo hem,
10 Olketa king lo Tarshish and lo olketa island bae peim tax.*+
Olketa king lo Sheba and lo Seba bae tekem kam olketa present.+
11 Evri king bae baodaon front lo hem,
And evri nation bae waka for hem.
12 Bikos hem bae rescuem olketa wea poor, wea krae for help,
Witim tu olketa wea pipol ting daonem, and olketa wea no garem eniwan for helpem olketa.
13 Hem bae feel sorre lo olketa wea pipol ting daonem and wea poor,
And hem bae sevem laef blo olketa wea poor.
14 Hem bae rescuem olketa* from violence and from wei for safa
And blood blo olketa bae spesol lo eye blo hem.
15 Hem bae laef for longtaem and bae kasem gold from Sheba.+
Bae olketa gohed for prea for hem,
And evriday hem bae kasem blessing.
Olketa kaikai lo garden blo hem bae staka olsem lo Lebanon,+
And insaed olketa taon, pipol bae staka fogud olsem olketa plant lo earth.+
Pipol bae kasem blessing bikos lo hem,
Evri nation bae talemaot dat hem hapi.
18 Jehovah God, wea hem God blo Israel nao mas kasem praise,+
Hem nomoa duim olketa nambawan samting.+
Amen and Amen.
20 Diswan hem end blo olketa prea blo David, datfala son blo Jesse.+