and (A)a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment,
    and (B)strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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Witnesses to Jesus

30 (A)“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and (B)my judgment is just, because (C)I seek not my own will (D)but the will of him who sent me.

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And (A)the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
    the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and might,
    the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
(B)He shall not judge by (C)what his eyes see,
    or decide disputes by (D)what his ears hear,
but (E)with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
    and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall (F)strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
    and (G)with the breath of his lips (H)he shall kill the wicked.

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32 the God who (A)equipped me with strength
    and made my way (B)blameless.
33 He made my feet like the feet of a (C)deer
    and set me secure on (D)the heights.
34 He (E)trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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Have I not commanded you? (A)Be strong and courageous. (B)Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

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34 For he whom (A)God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit (B)without measure.

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15 until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
    and (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
    and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
    and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.

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Elders Appointed to Aid Moses

16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me (A)seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and (B)officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. 17 (C)And I will come down and talk with you there. And (D)I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and (E)they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.

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God Is Our Fortress

To the choirmaster. Of (A)the Sons of Korah. According to (B)Alamoth.[a] A Song.

46 God is our (C)refuge and strength,
    a very (D)present[b] help in (E)trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 46:1 Or well proved

With him is (A)an arm of flesh, (B)but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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28 And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that (A)the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

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for the Lord your God is he who goes with you (A)to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’

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For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of (A)wisdom, and to another the utterance of (B)knowledge according to the same Spirit,

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(A)A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    (B)winnows all evil with his eyes.

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Give the King Your Justice

Of (A)Solomon.

72 Give the king your (B)justice, O God,
    and your righteousness to the royal son!
May he (C)judge your people with righteousness,
    and your poor with justice!
Let the mountains bear (D)prosperity for the people,
    and the hills, in righteousness!
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the children of the needy,
    and crush the oppressor!

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16 “Let the Lord, (A)the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation 17 who (B)shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be (C)as sheep that have no shepherd.” 18 So the Lord said to Moses, “Take (D)Joshua the son of Nun, a man (E)in whom is the Spirit, and (F)lay your hand on him.

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38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, (A)in whom is the Spirit of God?”[a] 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 41:38 Or of the gods

11 (A)The Lord of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

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