- he is:
- "Forª for²° this² causeª¹ pay¹ ye²° tributeª also:ª forª they areª° God'sª ministers,ª attending continuallyª° uponª this² very thing.ª¹" {Rom 13:6} + "Blessedª° be¹ the LORDª thy God,ª which¹ delightedª° in thee, to setª° thee on¹ the throneª of Israel:ª because the LORDª loved²¹¹ Israelª for ever,ª therefore madeª° he thee king,ª to doª° judgmentª and justice.ª" {1Kg 10:9} + "And saidª° to¹ the judges,ª° Take heedª° what¹ ye¹ do:ª° for¹ ye judgeª° not¹ for man,ª but¹ for the LORD,ª who [is] with¹ you in the judgment.ªª" {2Ch 19:6} + "How long¹¹ will ye judgeª° unjustly,ª and acceptª° the personsª of the wicked?ª Selah.ª ... Deliverª° the poorª and needy:ª ridª° [them] out of the handª¹ of the wicked.ª" {Psa 82:2-4} + "These¹ [things] also¹ [belong] to the wise.ª [It is] not¹ goodª to have respectª° of personsª in judgment.ª ... He that saithª° unto the wicked,ª Thou¹ [art] righteous;ª him shall the peopleª curse,ª° nationsª shall abhorª° him:" {Prv 24:23-24} + "Openª° thy mouthª for the dumbª in¹ the causeª of all¹ such as are appointedª to destruction.ª ... Openª° thy mouth,ª judgeª° righteously,ª and plead²° the cause¹ of the poorª and needy.ª" {Prv 31:8-9} + "I¹ [counsel thee] to keepª° the king'sª commandment,ª and [that] in regardª¹ of the oathª of God.ª ... Whoso keepethª° the commandmentª shall feelª° no¹ evilª thing:ª and a wise man'sª heartª discernethª° both timeª and judgment.ª" {Ecc 8:2-5} + "Learnª° to do well;ª° seekª° judgment,ª relieveª° the oppressed,ª judgeª° the fatherless,ª pleadª° for the widow.ª" {Isa 1:17} + "They are waxen fat,ª° they shine:ª° yea,¹ they overpassª° the deedsª of the wicked:ª they judgeª° not¹ the cause,ª the cause¹ of the fatherless,ª yet they prosper;ª° and the rightª of the needyª do they not¹ judge.ª°" {Jer 5:28} + "Her princesª in the midstª thereof [are] like wolvesª raveningª° the prey,ª to shedª° blood,ª [and] to destroyª° souls,ª to¹ getª° dishonest gain.ª" {Ezk 22:27} + "And I said,ª° Hear,ª° I pray you,¹ O headsª of Jacob,ª and ye princesª of the houseª of Israel;ª [Is it] not¹ for you to knowª°¹ judgment?ª ... Then¹ shall they cryª° unto¹ the LORD,ª but he will not¹ hearª° them: he will even hideª° his faceª from¹ them at that¹ time,ª as¹ they have behaved themselves illª° in their doings.ª" {Mic 3:1-4} + "Hearª° this,¹ I pray you,¹ ye headsª of the houseª of Jacob,ª and princesª of the houseª of Israel,ª that abhorª° judgment,ª and pervertª° all¹ equity.ª" {Mic 3:9}
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