2 Samuel 23:3

David Extols Yahweh

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“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.
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“The God of Israel,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear of God,
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Is like the morning light when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
When the fresh grass springs out of the earth
Through sunshine after rain.’

Fear of God

Fears God

God of Israel

Righteous One

Rule Over

O God

Israel

2 Samuel 22:32

“For who is God, besides the Lord?
And who is a rock, besides our God?

Exodus 18:21

Furthermore, you shall select from all the people competent men who [reverently] fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; you shall place these over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.

Deuteronomy 32:4

“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.

Genesis 33:20

There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

Exodus 3:15

Then God also said to Moses, “This is what you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob (Israel), has sent me to you.’ This is My Name forever, and this is My memorial [name] to all generations.

Exodus 19:5-6

Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Exodus 23:6-8

“You shall not pervert (bend) the justice due to your poor in his dispute.

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your cities (gates) which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Deuteronomy 32:30-31

“How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock had sold them,
And the Lord had given them up?

2 Samuel 22:2-3

He said:“The Lord is my rock and my fortress [on the mountain] and my rescuer;

2 Chronicles 19:7-9

So now let the fear (reverent awe) of the Lord be on you [to keep you from making unjust decisions]; be careful in what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality, or acceptance of a bribe.”

Nehemiah 5:14

Moreover, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, for twelve years, neither I nor my relatives have eaten the governor’s food allowance.

Psalm 42:9

I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Psalm 72:2

May he judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your afflicted with justice.

Psalm 82:3-4

Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.

Psalm 110:2

The Lord will send the scepter of Your strength from Zion, saying,
“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.

Isaiah 11:1-5

Then a Shoot (the Messiah) will spring from the stock of Jesse [David’s father],
And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a King will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.

Jeremiah 23:5

“Behold (listen closely), the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;
And He will reign as King and act wisely
And will do [those things that accomplish] justice and righteousness in the land.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King (Messianic King) is coming to you;
He is righteous and endowed with salvation,
Humble and unassuming [in submission to the will of the Father] and riding on a donkey,
Upon a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Hebrews 1:8

But about the Son [the Father says to Him],

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
And the scepter of [absolute] righteousness is the scepter of His kingdom.