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Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895], at

p. a241

HYMN LXXXVIII

A benediction addressed to a newly elected King

1Firm is the sky, firm is the earth, and firm is all this living
  world;
 Firm are these mountains on their base, and stedfast is this King
  of men.
2Stedfast may Varuna the King, stedfast the God Brihaspati,
 Stedfast may Indra stedfast, too, may Agni keep thy stedfast
  reign.
3Firm, never to be shaken, crush thy foemen, under thy feet lay
  those who strive against thee.
 One-minded, true to thee be all the regions: faithful to thee, the
  firm, be this assembly!