³ And He will delight in the fear of Yahweh,
And He will not judge by what His eyes ^(A)see,
Nor render a decision by what His ears hear;
⁴ But with ^(B)righteousness He will judge the ^(C)poor,
And decide with uprightness for the ^(D)afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the ^(E)rod of His mouth,
And with the ^(F)breath of His lips He will put the wicked to death.
⁵ Also ^(G)righteousness will be the belt about His loins,
And ^(H)faithfulness the belt about His waist.

⁵ “Behold, the ^(A)days are coming,” declares Yahweh,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous ^[a](B)Branch;
And He will ^(C)reign as king and ^[b]prosper
And ^(D)do justice and righteousness in the land.

⁷ He ^[a]knew how to destroy their ^[b]fortified towers
And laid waste their cities;
And the land was in desolation, as well as its fullness
Because of the sound of his roaring.