2 Samuel 23:2-4

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

² “The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me,
    his word is upon 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 upon a cloudless morning,
    like rain^[a] that makes grass to sprout from the earth.