My heart is overflowing with good news. I will direct my song to the king. My tongue is a pen for a skillful writer.
“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me. His words were on my tongue.
As a scribe, Ezra was an expert in Moses’ Teachings, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king gave Ezra everything he requested because the Lord his God was guiding him.
My words are straight from the heart, and I sincerely speak the knowledge that is on my lips.
Let’s decide for ourselves what is right and agree among ourselves as to what is good,
“I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
My mouth will speak wise sayings, the insights I have carefully considered.
Save me, O God! The water is already up to my neck!
Open your ears, O Shepherd of Israel, the one who leads ⌞the descendants of⌟ Joseph like sheep, the one who is enthroned over the angels.
A wise person’s heart controls his speech, and what he says helps others learn.
While the king is at his table, my perfume fills the air with its fragrance.
Let me sing a lovesong to my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
Good people do the good things that are in them. But evil people do the evil things that are in them.
“Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, my Father has blessed you! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
They placed a written accusation above his head. It read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
This is a great mystery. (I’m talking about Christ’s relationship to the church.)
No prophecy ever originated from humans. Instead, it was given by the Holy Spirit as humans spoke under God’s direction.