Thus says David the son of Jesse;
Thus says ^(A)the man raised up on high,
^(B)The anointed of the God of Jacob,
And the sweet psalmist of Israel:

² “The^(C) Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.
³ The God of Israel said,
^(D)The Rock of Israel spoke to me:
‘He who rules over men must be just,
Ruling ^(E)in the fear of God.
⁴ And ^(F)he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
Like the tender grass springing out of the earth,
By clear shining after rain.’

² When the righteous ^[a]are in authority, the ^(A)people rejoice;
But when a wicked man rules, ^(B)the people groan.

¹² If a ruler pays attention to lies,
All his servants become wicked.

³⁴ Righteousness exalts a ^(A)nation,
But sin is a ^[a]reproach to any people.