2Sa 23:3, Job 29:14, Psa 11:7, 45:7, 58:1-2, 72:2, 82:1-4, Act 24:15, 26 | ESV | STEP | The God of Israel has spoken ; the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men , ruling in the fear of God ,

2 Samuel 23:3

3 The God of Israel has spoken;
^athe Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling ^bin the fear of God,

Job 29:14

14 I ^cput on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and ^da turban.

Psalms 11:7

7 For the Lord is righteous;
he ^eloves righteous deeds;
^fthe upright shall behold his face.

Psalms 45:7

7 ^gyou have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore ^hGod, your God, has ⁱanointed you
with the oil of ^jgladness ^kbeyond your companions;

Psalms 58:1-2

God Who Judges the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to ^lDo Not Destroy. A ^mMiktam ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} of David.

1 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? ^{▼▼Or you mighty lords (by revocalization; Hebrew in silence)}
Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
2 No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands ^pdeal out violence on earth.

Psalms 72:2

2 May he ^qjudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!

Psalms 82:1-4

Rescue the Weak and Needy

A Psalm of ^rAsaph.

1 ^sGod ^thas taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of ^uthe gods he ^vholds judgment:
2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and ^wshow partiality to ^xthe wicked? Selah
3 ^yGive justice to ^zthe weak and the fatherless;
^aamaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 ^abRescue the weak and the needy;
^acdeliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

Acts 24:15

15 ^adhaving ^aea hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be ^afa resurrection ^agof both the just and the unjust.

Acts 24:26

26 At the same time he hoped ^ahthat money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him.