2 Samuel 23:2–4

2  m“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me;

his word is on my tongue.

3  The God of Israel has spoken;

nthe Rock of Israel has said to me:

When one rules justly over men,

ruling oin the fear of God,

4  he pdawns on them like the morning light,

like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,

like rain2 that makes grass to sprout from the earth.