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You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong.
That is why God, your God, has anointed you,
rather than your companions, with the oil of joy.

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19 Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones:
“I set a boy above warriors.
I have raised up one chosen from the people.

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He will judge the poor justly.
He will make fair decisions for the humble people on earth.
He will strike the earth with a rod from his mouth.
He will kill the wicked with the breath from his lips.

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Justice will be the belt around his waist.
Faithfulness will be the belt around his hips.

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The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit and Bring Peace

32 A king will rule with fairness,
and officials will rule with justice.

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21 The Lord is pleased because he does what is right.
He praises the greatness of his teachings and makes them glorious.

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The Lord is the defender of Israel, its Holy One.

This is what the Lord says to the despised one, to the one scorned by the nation, to the slave of rulers:

Kings will see ⌞you⌟ and stand.
Princes will see ⌞you⌟ and bow.
The Lord is faithful.
The Holy One of Israel has chosen you.

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