⁸ When a king sits on his throne to judge,^(A)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.^(B)

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

⁵ remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,^(A)
    and his throne will be established^(B) through righteousness.^(C)

⁴ 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)

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

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

⁶ 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.

⁷ No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

⁸ 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)

⁹ For surely your enemies^(A), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.^(B)