No, for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

Justice for All

“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness.

You shall not follow a majority in wrongdoing; when you bear witness in a lawsuit, you shall not side with the majority so as to pervert justice,

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in their lawsuits.

“You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor.

who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing.

You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, so that you may live and occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

“You shall not deprive a resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow’s garment in pledge.

“ ‘Cursed be anyone who deprives an alien, an orphan, or a widow of justice.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

He chose the best for himself, for there a commander’s allotment was reserved; he came at the head of the people; he executed the justice of the Lord and his ordinances with Israel.”

Then he would come back to Ramah, for his home was there; he administered justice there to Israel and built there an altar to the Lord.

Yet his sons did not follow in his ways but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.

David’s Officers

So David reigned over all Israel, and David administered justice and equity to all his people.

Absalom would also say, “If only I were judge in the land! Then all who had a suit or cause might come to me, and I would give them justice.”

All Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to execute justice.

He made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, the Hall of Justice, covered with cedar from the floor to the rafters.

Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king to execute justice and righteousness.”

David’s Administration

So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people.

Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the Lord your God. Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”

Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God or partiality or taking of bribes.”

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert the right?

If it is a contest of strength, he is the strong one! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?

Even when I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I am not answered; I call aloud, but there is no justice.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.