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- "And Davidª reignedª° over¹ all¹ Israel;ª and Davidª executedª° judgmentª and justiceª unto all¹ his people.ª" {2Sm 8:15} + "The Godª of Israelª said,ª° the Rockª of Israelª spakeª° to me, He that ruleth²° over¹ menª [must be] just,ª rulingª° in the fearª of God.ª" {2Sm 23:3} + "He shall judgeª° thy peopleª with righteousness,ª and thy poorª with judgment.ª" {Psa 72:2} + "By me kingsª reign,ª° and princesª° decreeª° justice.ª ... By me princesª rule,ª° and nobles,ª [even] all¹ the judgesª° of the earth.ª" {Prv 8:15-16} + "Of the increaseª of [his] governmentª and peaceª [there shall be] no¹ end,ª upon¹ the throneª of David,ª and upon¹ his kingdom,ª to orderª° it, and to establishª° it with judgmentª and with justiceª from henceforth¹¹ even for² ever.ª¹ The zealª of the LORDª of hostsª will performª° this.¹" {Isa 9:7} + "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 ... And a manª shall be¹ as an hiding placeª from the wind,ª and a covertª from the tempest;ª as riversª of waterª in a dry place,ª as the shadowª of a greatª rockª in a wearyª land.ª" {Isa 32:1-2} + "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 ... In his daysª Judahª shall be saved,ª° and Israelª shall dwellª° safely:ª and this¹ [is] his nameª whereby¹ he shall be called,ª° THE LORD¹ OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.²¹" {Jer 23:5-6} + "Forª rulersª areª° notª a terrorª to goodª works,ª butª to the¹ evil.ª Wilt¹ thou²° thenª notª be afraidª° of the¹ power?ª doª° that which is good,ª andª thou shalt haveª° praiseª ofª the same:ª ... Forª he isª° the ministerª of Godª to theeª forª good.ª Butª ifª thou doª° that which is evil,ª be afraid;ª°° forª he bearethª° notª the¹ swordª in vain:ª forª he isª° the ministerª of God,ª a revengerª to¹ [execute] wrathª upon² him that doethª° evil.ª" {Rom 13:3-4}
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