By Solomon. God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
Parallel translations
- KJV Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
- BSB Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
- NKJV Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
- NASB Give the king Your judgments, God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son.
- NLT Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son.
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- Jer 23:5–6“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- 1 Chr 22:12–13May Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.
- 2 Chr 1:10Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of yours?”
- 1 Chr 29:19and give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.”
- 1 Kgs 1:39Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live king Solomon!”
- Isa 11:2Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.
- Ps 127:1A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
- John 3:34For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
- Heb 1:8–9But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.
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