- must be just:
- "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° the judgmentª of thy poorª in his cause.ª ... And thou shalt takeª° no¹ gift:ª for¹ the giftª blindethª° the wise,ª and pervertethª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Exd 23:6-8} + "Judgesª° and officersª° shalt thou makeª° thee in all¹ thy gates,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, throughout thy tribes:ª and they shall judgeª°¹ the peopleª with justª judgment.ª ... That which is altogether² justª shalt thou follow,ª° that¹ thou mayest live,ª° and inheritª°¹ the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee." {Deu 16:18-20} + "Defendª° the poorª and fatherless:ª do justiceª° to the afflictedª and needy.ª° ... Deliverª° the poorª and needy:ª ridª° [them] out of the handª¹ of the wicked.ª" {Psa 82:3-4} + "Openª° thy mouth,ª judgeª° righteously,ª and plead²° the cause¹ of the poorª and needy.ª" {Prv 31:9} + "But with righteousnessª shall he judgeª° the poor,ª and reproveª° with equityª for the meekª of the earth:ª and he shall smiteª° the earthª with the rodª of his mouth,ª and with the breathª of his lipsª shall he slayª° the wicked.ª ... And righteousnessª shall be¹ the girdleª of his loins,ª and faithfulnessª the girdleª of his reins.ª" {Isa 11:4-5} + "Behold,¹ a kingª shall reignª° in righteousness,ª and princesª shall ruleª° in judgment.ª" {Isa 32:1} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will raiseª° unto Davidª a righteousª Branch,ª and a Kingª shall reignª° and prosper,ª° and shall executeª° judgmentª and justiceª in the earth.ª" {Jer 23:5} + "Rejoiceª° greatly,ª O daughterª of Zion;ª shout,ª° O daughterª of Jerusalem:ª behold,¹ thy Kingª comethª° unto thee: he¹ [is] just,ª and having salvation;ª° lowly,ª and ridingª° upon¹ an ass,ª and upon¹ a coltª the foalª of an ass.ª" {Zch 9:9} + "Butª untoª the¹ Sonª [he saith], Thyª throne,²¹ O God,ª [is] for² ever² and ever:ª¹ a sceptreª of righteousnessª [is] the¹ sceptreª of thyª kingdom.ª" {Hbr 1:8}
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