1 These are the final words of David:“The oracle of David son of Jesse,the oracle of the man raised up asthe ruler chosen by the God of Jacob,Israel’s beloved singer of songs:
2 The Lord’s spirit spoke through me;his word was on my tongue.
3 The God of Israel spoke,the protector of Israel spoke to me.The one who rules fairly among men,the one who rules in the fear of God,
4 is like the light of morning when the sun comes up,a morning in which there are no clouds.He is like the brightness after rainthat produces grass from the earth.
5 My dynasty is approved by God,for he has made a perpetual covenant with me,arranged in all its particulars and secured.He always delivers me,and brings all I desire to fruition.
6 But evil people are like thorns – all of them are tossed away,for they cannot be held in the hand.