Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.
I will sing of mercy and justice: unto you, O LORD, will I sing.
For the king trusts in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
[A Psalm of David.] Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
Withhold not your tender mercies from me, O LORD: let your lovingkindness and your truth continually preserve me.
He shall abide before God forever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
The king that faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
Let not mercy and truth forsake you: bind them about your neck; write them upon the table of your heart:
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking justice, and hastening righteousness.
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which has come upon my lord the king: