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

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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)

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For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

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For the Lord is righteous,(A)
    he loves justice;(B)
    the upright(C) will see his face.(D)

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16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.

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16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(A)

king of kings and lord of lords.(B)

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Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

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“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

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and he will delight in the fear(A) of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,(B)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;(C)
but with righteousness(D) he will judge the needy,(E)
    with justice(F) he will give decisions for the poor(G) of the earth.
He will strike(H) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(I)
    with the breath(J) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(K)
Righteousness will be his belt(L)
    and faithfulness(M) the sash around his waist.(N)

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Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

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Of the greatness of his government(A) and peace(B)
    there will be no end.(C)
He will reign(D) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice(E) and righteousness(F)
    from that time on and forever.(G)
The zeal(H) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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72 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

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Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

Endow the king with your justice,(A) O God,
    the royal son with your righteousness.
May he judge your people in righteousness,(B)
    your afflicted ones with justice.

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Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You love righteousness(B) and hate wickedness;(C)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing(D) you with the oil of joy.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.

23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

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23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;(A)
    in his justice(B) and great righteousness, he does not oppress.(C)

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Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

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“God is mighty,(A) but despises no one;(B)
    he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.(C)
He does not keep the wicked alive(D)
    but gives the afflicted their rights.(E)
He does not take his eyes off the righteous;(F)
    he enthrones them with kings(G)
    and exalts them forever.(H)

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The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

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.

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The God of Israel spoke,
    the Rock(A) of Israel said to me:
‘When one rules over people in righteousness,(B)
    when he rules in the fear(C) of God,(D)
he is like the light(E) of morning(F) at sunrise(G)
    on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain(H)
    that brings grass from the earth.’

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Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

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I will proclaim(A) the name of the Lord.(B)
    Oh, praise the greatness(C) of our God!
He is the Rock,(D) his works are perfect,(E)
    and all his ways are just.
A faithful God(F) who does no wrong,
    upright(G) and just is he.(H)

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18 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

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18 He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow,(A) and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.(B)

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