Psalm 72:1-2

New International Version

Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

¹Endow the king with your justice,^(A) O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
²May he judge your people in righteousness,^(B)
your afflicted ones with justice.

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Psalm 72:4

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⁴May he defend the afflicted^(A) among the people
and save the children of the needy;^(B)
may he crush the oppressor.^(C)

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Psalm 72:4 in all English translations

Jeremiah 23:5

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⁵“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will raise up for David^[a] a righteous Branch,^(A)
a King^(B) who will reign^(C) wisely
and do what is just and right^(D) in the land.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

Jeremiah 23:5 in all English translations

Isaiah 11:1-4

New International Version

The Branch From Jesse

11 A shoot^(A) will come up from the stump^(B) of Jesse;^(C)
    from his roots a Branch^(D) will bear fruit.^(E)
²The Spirit^(F) of the Lord will rest on him—
    the Spirit of wisdom^(G) and of understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and of might,^(H)
    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
³and he will delight in the fear^(I) of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,^(J)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;^(K)
⁴but with righteousness^(L) he will judge the needy,^(M)
    with justice^(N) he will give decisions for the poor^(O) of the earth.
He will strike^(P) the earth with the rod of his mouth;^(Q)
    with the breath^(R) of his lips he will slay the wicked.^(S)