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Almighty God, you sit on your throne giving righteous judgment: We humbly ask you to bless all courts of justice and all magistrates in this land; give them a spirit of wisdom and understanding, that fearing no power but yours alone, they may discern the truth and impartially administer the law; through him who shall come to be our Judge, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 654
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A distinctively American Anglican prayer composed for the 1928 US Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, asking God to grant judges and courts wisdom, discernment, and the courage to fear no earthly power – its opening address echoing the Authorized (King James) Version's rendering of Psalm 9:4.