1Ki 10:9, 2Ch 2:11-12, 9:7-8, Psa 122:6-7, 137:6 | ESV | STEP | Blessed be the Lord your God , who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel ! Because the Lord loved Israel forever , he has made you king , that you may execute justice and righteousness .

1 Kings 10:9

9 ^aBlessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! ^bBecause the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, ^cthat you may execute justice and righteousness.”

2 Chronicles 2:11-12

11 Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon, ^d“Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you king over them.” 12 Hiram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, ^ewho made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, ^fwho will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

2 Chronicles 9:7-8

7 Happy are your wives! ^{▼▼Septuagint (compare 1 Kings 10:8); Hebrew men} Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 8 Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you ^hand set you on his throne as king for the Lord your God! ⁱBecause your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”

Psalms 122:6-7

6 ^jPray for the peace of Jerusalem!
“May they be secure who love you!
7 Peace be within your ^kwalls
and security within your ^ltowers!”

Psalms 137:6

6 Let my ^mtongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
above my highest joy!