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Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of 1the man who was raised on high, 2the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
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3"The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me; his word is on my tongue.
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The God of Israel has spoken; 4the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling 5in the fear of God,
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he 6dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth
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"For does not my house stand so with God? 7For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. For will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire?
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But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away, for they cannot be taken with the hand;
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but the man who touches them arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they are utterly consumed with fire."