- A divine sentence:
- Heb. Divination, "[It is] an abominationª to kingsª to commitª° wickedness:ª for¹ the throneª is establishedª° by righteousness.ª ... Righteousª lipsª [are] the delightª of kings;ª and they loveª° him that speakethª° right.ª" {Prv 16:12-13} + "[Is] not¹ this¹ [it] in which¹ my lordª drinketh,ª° and whereby indeed²° he divineth?ª°¹ ye have done evilª° in so¹ doing.ª°" {Gen 44:5} + "And Josephª saidª° unto them, What¹ deedª [is] this¹ that¹ ye have done?ª° wot¹ ye²° not¹ that¹ such a manª as I¹ can certainly²° divine?ª°" {Gen 44:15} + "And it shall be,¹ when he sittethª° upon¹ the throneª of his kingdom,ª that he shall writeª° him¹ a copyª of this¹ lawª in¹ a bookª out of [that which is] beforeª¹ the priestsª the Levites:ª ... That his heartª be not¹ lifted upª° above his brethren,ª¹ and that he turn not asideª°¹ from¹ the commandment,ª [to] the right hand,ª or [to] the left:ª to the end that¹ he may prolongª° [his] daysª in¹ his kingdom,ª he,¹ and his children,ª in the midstª of Israel.ª" {Deu 17:18-20} + "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 ... And [he shall be] as the lightª of the morning,ª [when] the sunª riseth,ª° [even] a morningª withoutª clouds;ª [as] the tender grassª [springing] out of the earthª¹ by clear shiningª¹ after rain.ª¹" {2Sm 23:3-4} + "Thy throne,ª O God,ª [is] for everª and ever:ª the sceptreª of thy kingdomª [is] a rightª sceptre.ª ... Thou lovestª° righteousness,ª and hatestª° wickedness:ª therefore¹¹ God,ª thy God,ª hath anointedª° thee with the oilª of gladnessª above thy fellows.ª¹" {Psa 45:6-7} + "[[[A Psalm] for Solomon.]]ª Giveª° the kingª thy judgments,ª O God,ª and thy righteousnessª unto the king'sª son.ª ... He shall judgeª° the poorª of the people,ª he shall saveª° the childrenª of the needy,ª and shall break in piecesª° the oppressor.ª°" {Psa 72:1-4} + "The king'sª strengthª also lovethª° judgment;ª thou¹ dost establishª° equity,ª thou¹ executestª° judgmentª and righteousnessª in Jacob.ª" {Psa 99:4} + "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}
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