23:2 The Lord’s spirit spoke through me;
his word was on my tongue.
23:3 The God of Israel spoke,
the protector
The one who rules fairly among men,
the one who rules in the fear of God,
45:4 Appear in your majesty and be victorious!
Ride forth for the sake of what is right,
on behalf of justice!
Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts!
45:7 You love
For this reason God, your God
with the oil of joy,
For
72:1 O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions!
Grant the king’s son
72:2 Then he will judge
and your oppressed ones
72:3 The mountains will bring news of peace to the people,
and the hills will announce justice.
72:4 He will defend
he will deliver
and crush the oppressor.
72:5 People will fear
for generation after generation.
9:7 His dominion will be vast
and he will bring immeasurable prosperity.
He will rule on David’s throne
and over David’s kingdom,
establishing it
by promoting justice and fairness,
from this time forward and forevermore.
The Lord’s intense devotion to his people
11:2 The Lord’s spirit will rest on him
a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom,
a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans,
a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord.
11:3 He will take delight in obeying the Lord.
He will not judge by mere appearances,
or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.
11:4 He will treat the poor fairly,
and make right decisions
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and order the wicked to be executed.
11:5 Justice will be like a belt around his waist,
integrity will be like a belt around his hips.
32:1 Look, a king will promote fairness;
officials will promote justice.
32:2 Each of them
and a refuge from a rainstorm;
like streams of water in a dry region
and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
42:21 The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice
by magnifying his law and displaying it.
5:24 “I tell you the solemn truth,
5:28 “Do not be amazed at this, because a time
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
and a righteous scepter
1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.
So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions
7:1 Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.
19:11 Then