1 These are the last words of David:‘The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse,the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High,the man anointed by the God of Jacob,the hero of Israel’s songs:
2 ‘The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me;his word was on my tongue.
3 The God of Israel spoke,the Rock of Israel said to me:“When one rules over people in righteousness,when he rules in the fear of God,
4 he is like the light of morning at sunriseon a cloudless morning,like the brightness after rainthat brings grass from the earth.”
5 ‘If my house were not right with God,surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant,arranged and secured in every part;surely he would not bring to fruition my salvationand grant me my every desire.