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,and the favorite psalmist of Israel:
2. The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,and His word was on my tongue.
3. The God of Israel said,the Rock of Israel spoke to me:He who rules over man justly,who rules in the fear of God,
4. is like the light of the morning when the sun rises,a morning with no clouds,gleaming after the rainlike grass from the land.