The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,

the oracle of ^lthe man who was raised on high,

^jthe anointed of the God of Jacob,

the sweet psalmist of Israel:¹

2  ^m“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me;

his word is on my tongue.

3  The God of Israel has spoken;

ⁿthe Rock of Israel has said to me:

When one rules justly over men,

ruling ^oin the fear of God,

4  he ^pdawns 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?

^qFor 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