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

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

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

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Mighty King,[a] lover of justice,
    you have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 99.4 Cn: Heb And a king’s strength

Government with Justice Predicted

32 See, a king will reign in righteousness,
    and princes[a] will rule with justice.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 32.1 Gk: Heb and for princes

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

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

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

No one who practices deceit
    shall remain in my house;
no one who utters lies
    shall continue in my presence.

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

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

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May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the needy,
    and crush the oppressor.(A)

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is like the light of morning,
    like the sun rising on a cloudless morning,
    gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.”(A)

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

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