16 Send lambs^(A) as tribute^(B)
    to the ruler of the land,
from Sela,^(C) across the desert,
    to the mount of Daughter Zion.^(D)

⁴ Let the Moabite fugitives stay with you;
    be their shelter^(A) from the destroyer.”

The oppressor^(B) will come to an end,
    and destruction will cease;^(C)
    the aggressor will vanish from the land.
⁵ In love a throne^(D) will be established;^(E)
    in faithfulness a man will sit on it—
    one from the house^[a] of David^(F)—
one who in judging seeks justice^(G)
    and speeds the cause of righteousness.