2Sa 23:2-3, Psa 45:4, 7, 72:1-5, Isa 9:7, 11:2-5, 32:1-2, 42:21 | ESV | STEP | The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue .

2 Samuel 23:2-3

2 ^a“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me;
his word is on my tongue.
3 The God of Israel has spoken;
^bthe Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling ^cin the fear of God,

Psalms 45:4

4 In your majesty ^dride out victoriously
for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;
let your right hand teach you ^eawesome deeds!

Psalms 45:7

7 ^fyou have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore ^gGod, your God, has ^hanointed you
with the oil of ⁱgladness ^jbeyond your companions;

Psalms 72:1-5

Give the King Your Justice

Of ^kSolomon.

1 Give the king your ^ljustice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he ^mjudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear ⁿprosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you ^{▼▼Septuagint He shall endure} while ^pthe sun endures,
and as long as the moon, ^qthroughout all generations!

Isaiah 9:7

7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
^rthere will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
^swith justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
^tThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Isaiah 11:2-5

2 And ^uthe Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
^vHe shall not judge by ^wwhat his eyes see,
or decide disputes by ^xwhat his ears hear,
4 but ^ywith righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall ^zstrike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and ^aawith the breath of his lips ^abhe shall kill the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and ^acfaithfulness the belt of his loins.

Isaiah 32:1-2

A King Will Reign in Righteousness

1 Behold, ^ada king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
2 ^aeEach will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
^aflike streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

Isaiah 42:21

21 The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness’ sake,
to magnify his law and make it glorious.