"Blessedbe the LORDyour Godwhodelightedin you, settingyou on His throneas kingfor the LORDyour God;because your GodlovedIsraelestablishingthem forever,therefore He madeyou kingoverthem, to dojusticeand righteousness."
"The Godof Israelsaid,The Rockof Israelspoketo me, 'He who rulesover menrighteously,Who rulesin the fearof God,
So DavidreignedoverallIsrael;and Davidadministeredjusticeand righteousnessfor allhis people.
"Blessedbe the LORDyour Godwhodelightedin you to setyou on the throneof Israel;because the LORDlovedIsraelforever,therefore He madeyou king,to dojusticeand righteousness."
When allIsraelheardof the judgmentwhichthe kinghad handeddown,they fearedthe king,for they sawthat the wisdomof Godwas in him to administerjustice.
"For Your peopleIsraelYou madeYour own peopleforever,and You, O LORD,becametheir God.
"Of allmy sons(for the LORDhas givenme manysons),He has chosenmy sonSolomonto siton the throneof the kingdomof the LORDoverIsrael.
So Davidblessedthe LORDin the sightof allthe assembly;and Davidsaid,"Blessedare You, O LORDGodof Israelour father,foreverand ever.
Then Davidsaidto allthe assembly,"Nowblessthe LORDyour God."And allthe assemblyblessedthe LORD,the Godof their fathers,and bowedlowand didhomageto the LORDand to the king.
Then Solomonsaton the throneof the LORDas kinginsteadof Davidhis father;and he prospered,and allIsraelobeyedhim.
"So nowyou intendto resistthe kingdomof the LORDthroughthe sonsof David,being a greatmultitudeand [having] with you the goldencalveswhichJeroboammadefor godsfor you.
"Now behold,I will giveto your servants,the woodsmenwho cutthe timber,20000korsof crushedwheatand 20,000korsof barley,and 20,000bathsof wineand 20,000bathsof oil."
Then Huram,kingof Tyre,answeredin a lettersentto Solomon:"Because the LORDlovesHis people,He has madeyou kingoverthem."
"How blessedare your men,how blessedare theseyour servantswho standbeforeyou continuallyand hearyour wisdom.
Then she gavethe kingone hundredand twentytalentsof goldand a verygreat[amount of] spicesand preciousstones;there hadneverbeenspicelike that whichthe queenof Shebagaveto KingSolomon.
He broughtme forthalso into a broadplace;He rescuedme, becauseHe delightedin me.
"Commit[yourself] to the LORD;let Him deliverhim; Let Him rescuehim, becauseHe delightsin him."
May he judgeYour peoplewith righteousnessAnd Your afflictedwith justice.
The strengthof the Kinglovesjustice;You have establishedequity;You have executedjusticeand righteousnessin Jacob.
To dorighteousnessand justiceIs desiredby the LORDmorethansacrifice.
The kinggivesstabilityto the landby justice,But a manwhotakesbribesoverthrowsit.
"Behold,My Servant,whom I uphold;My chosenone [in whom] My souldelights.I have putMy Spiritupon Him; He will bringforthjusticeto the nations.
It will nolongerbe saidto you, "Forsaken,"Norto your landwill it anylongerbe said,"Desolate";But you will be called,"My delightis in her," And your land,"Married";For the LORDdelightsin you, And [to Him] your landwill be married.
Therewill be noendto the increaseof [His] governmentor of peace,On the throneof Davidand overhis kingdom,To establishit and to upholdit with justiceand righteousnessFrom thenon and forevermore.The zealof the LORDof hostswill accomplishthis.
but becausethe LORDlovedyou and keptthe oathwhichHe sworeto your forefathers,the LORDbroughtyou out by a mightyhandand redeemedyou from the houseof slavery,from the handof Pharaohkingof Egypt.
