For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment,
And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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32 It is God who (A)arms me with strength,
And makes my way perfect.
33 (B)He makes my feet like the feet of deer,
And (C)sets me on my high places.
34 (D)He teaches my hands to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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30 (A)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because (B)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

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(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 of the fear of the Lord.

His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
But (B)with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall (C)strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

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(A)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; (B)do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

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The Seventy Elders

16 So the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to Me (A)seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and (B)officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you. 17 Then I will come down and talk with you there. (C)I will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone.

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34 (A)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (B)by 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 counted as a forest.

The Peace of God’s Reign

16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

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for to one is given (A)the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another (B)the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,

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A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.

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Glory and Universality of the Messiah’s Reign

A Psalm (A)of Solomon.

72 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
(B)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
(C)The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
(D)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [a]break in pieces the oppressor.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:4 crush

God the Refuge of His People and Conqueror of the Nations

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song (A)for Alamoth.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:1 An abundantly available help

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

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28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the (A)wisdom of God was in him to administer 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 save you.’

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16 “Let the Lord, (A)the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 (B)who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be (C)like sheep which have no shepherd.”

18 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man (D)in whom is the Spirit, and (E)lay your hand on him;

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38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man (A)in whom is the Spirit of God?”

39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

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11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

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