(A)The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.
“The God of Israel said,
(B)The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
(C)He who rules over men righteously,
(D)Who rules in the fear of God,
(E)Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
When the tender grass springs out of the earth,
Through sunshine after rain.’

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