1. Now these are the last words of David:The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob,the sweet psalmist of Israel:
2. “The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me;his word is on my tongue.
3. 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,
4. he dawns on them like the morning light,like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.