2 Samuel 23:1-7

Expanded Bible

This is the ·message [declaration; oracle; inspired words] of David son of Jesse.
    The man ·made great by the Most High God [raised high/exalted by God] speaks.
He is the ·appointed king of [anointed by] the God of Jacob;
    he is the sweet ·singer [psalmist; or hero] of Israel:

² “The Lord’s Spirit spoke through me,
    and his word was on my tongue.
³ The God of Israel spoke;
    the Rock of Israel said to me:
‘Whoever rules ·fairly [justly; righteously] over people,
    who rules ·with respect for [in fear of] God [Prov. 1:7],
⁴ is like the morning light at ·dawn [sunrise],
    like a morning without clouds.
He is like sunshine after a rain
    that makes the grass ·sprout from the ground [^Lof the earth sparkle/gleam].’

⁵ “·This is how God has cared for my family [^LIs it not so with my house and God?].
    God made a lasting ·agreement [treaty; covenant] with me [7:1–17],
    ·right [ordered; arranged] and ·sure [secured; guaranteed; assured] in ·every way [all things].
·He will [^LWill he not…?] ·accomplish [ensure] my ·salvation [safety]
    and ·satisfy [fufill; bring about/to fruition] all my desires.

⁶ “But all ·evil [worthless; godless] people will be thrown away like thorns
    that cannot be held in a hand.
⁷ No one can touch them
    except with a tool of iron or ·wood [^Lthe shaft of a spear].
They will be ·thrown in [consumed by] the fire and burned where they lie.”