When a king sits on his throne to judge,(A)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(B)

Read full chapter

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Read full chapter

26 A wise king winnows out the wicked;
    he drives the threshing wheel over them.(A)

Read full chapter

26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

Read full chapter

remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

Read full chapter

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Read full chapter

The King(A) is mighty, he loves justice(B)
    you have established equity;(C)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.(D)

Read full chapter

The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

Read full chapter

The Kingdom of Righteousness

32 See, a king(A) will reign in righteousness
    and rulers will rule with justice.(B)

Read full chapter

32 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

Read full chapter

14 If a king judges the poor with fairness,
    his throne will be established forever.(A)

Read full chapter

14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

Read full chapter

12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
    for a throne is established through righteousness.(A)

Read full chapter

12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Read full chapter

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless(A)
    will minister to me.

No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

Every morning(B) I will put to silence
    all the wicked(C) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(D)
    from the city of the Lord.(E)

Read full chapter

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

Read full chapter

For surely your enemies(A), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.(B)

Read full chapter

For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Read full chapter

May he defend the afflicted(A) among the people
    and save the children of the needy;(B)
    may he crush the oppressor.(C)

Read full chapter

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

Read full chapter

he is like the light(A) of morning(B) at sunrise(C)
    on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain(D)
    that brings grass from the earth.’

Read full chapter

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Read full chapter

But David’s men said to him, “Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!”

Once again David inquired(A) of the Lord, and the Lord answered him, “Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines(B) into your hand.(C)

Read full chapter

And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

Then David enquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

Read full chapter