The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,

the oracle of the man who was raised on high,

the ^lanointed of the ^mGod of Jacob,

the sweet psalmist of Israel:¹

2  “The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me;

his word is on my tongue.

3  The God of Israel has spoken;

the Rock of Israel has said to me:

When one rules ⁿjustly over men,

ruling in the fear of God,

4  he dawns on them like the morning light,

like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,

like rain² that makes grass to sprout from the earth.

5  “For does not my house stand so with God?

For 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?

6  But worthless men³ are all like thorns that are thrown away,

for they cannot be taken with the hand;

7  but the man who touches them

arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,

and they are utterly consumed with fire.”⁴