¹⁵ David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

¹² Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying [also], Make your league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with you, to bring about all Israel to you.

¹⁵ Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."

⁵ Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

⁶ In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name by which he shall be called: Yahweh our righteousness.

¹⁵ Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.

¹⁶ He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.

⁷ Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Hosts will perform this.

¹ > I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

² I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

³ I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

⁴ A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

⁵ I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

⁶ My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, He will serve me.

⁷ He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.

⁸ Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh's city.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

⁷¹ From following the ewes that have their young, He brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, And Israel, his inheritance.

⁷² So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

² When I choose the appointed time, I will judge blamelessly.

² He will judge your people with righteousness, And your poor with justice.

⁶ Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.

⁷ You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

¹⁴ David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

³ The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: One who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,

⁴ [He shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, [When] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.

⁵ In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

²⁴ But let justice roll on like rivers, And righteousness like a mighty stream.