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"The God of Israel said,
aThe Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'bHe who rules over men righteously, cWho rules in the fear of God,
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Psalms 72:1-3, Isaiah 11:1-5
Psalms 72
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Give the king aYour judgments, O God, And bYour righteousness to the king's son.
2
May he ajudge Your people with righteousness And bYour afflicted with justice.
3
Let the mountains bring apeace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.
Isaiah 11
1
Then a ashoot will spring from the bstem of Jesse, And a cbranch from dhis roots will bear fruit.
2
The aSpirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of bwisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and cstrength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3
And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes asee, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
4
But with arighteousness He will judge the bpoor, And decide with fairness for the cafflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the drod of His mouth, And with the ebreath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
5
Also arighteousness will be the belt about His loins, And bfaithfulness the belt about His waist.
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