So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;At first, I thought that this was another psalm praising God. Then I realized that none of the "he"s are capitalized. That's when I realized that this is Solomon, essentially praising himself. I don't know when in his rule this was written, but it's either what he hopes will happen in the future (much of which does), or retelling of how he sees what did happen.
And let them pray for him continually;
Let them bless him all day long.
Either way, it's both arrogant, and somewhat vain. Solomon is basically tooting his own horn. He actually was, true, very wealthy and respected by other rulers. But he also wasn't looked upon well by his own people. He could be cruel and hard, but what king ever recounts their failings?
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