23 And these are the last words of David: "The utterance of David the son of Jesse, And the utterance of the able-bodied man that was raised up on high, The annointed of the God of Jacob, And the pleasant one of the melodies of Israel. 2 The spirit of Jehovah it was that spoke by me, And his word was upon my tongue. 3 The God of Israel said, To me the Rock of Israel spoke, 'When one ruling over mankind is righteous, Ruling in the fea of God, 4 Then it is as the light of morning, when the sun shines forth, A morning without clouds. From brightness, from rain, there is grass out of the earth. 5 For is not my household like that with God? Because it is an indefinitely lasting covenant that he has assigned to me, Nicely put in order in everything and secured. Because it is all my salvation and all my delight, Is that not why he will make it grow? 6 But good-for-nothing persons are chased away, like thornbushes, all of them; For it is not by the hand that they should ...
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