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

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26 A wise king (A)winnows the wicked
    and drives (B)the wheel over them.

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take away (A)the wicked from the presence of the king,
    and his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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(A)The King in his might (B)loves justice.[a]
    You have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice

A King Will Reign in Righteousness

32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
    and princes will rule in justice.

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

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12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
    for (A)the throne is established by righteousness.

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I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in (A)the way that is blameless
    shall minister to me.

No one who (B)practices deceit
    shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies
    shall (C)continue before my eyes.

(D)Morning by morning I will destroy
    all the wicked in the land,
(E)cutting off all (F)the evildoers
    from (G)the city of the Lord.

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For behold, your enemies, O Lord,
    for behold, your enemies shall perish;
    all evildoers shall be (A)scattered.

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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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he (A)dawns on them like the morning light,
    like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,
    like rain[a] that makes grass to sprout from the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 23:4 Hebrew from rain

But David's men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” Then David (A)inquired of the Lord again. And the Lord answered him, “Arise, go down to Keilah, (B)for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”

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