1 These are the last words of David, the declaration of David the son of Jesse, and the declaration of the man exalted by the Most High, the anointed one of the God of Jacob and the darling of the songs of Israel.
2 “The spirit of Yahweh speaks through me, and his word is upon my tongue.
3 The God of Israel said to me, the rock of Israel has spoken; ‘He who rules over mankind rules righteously, in the fear of God.
4 Like the light of the morning when the sun rises, shining with no clouds, bringing vegetation from the earth apart from rain.’