REIGN OF THE DAVIDIC KING

11 Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse,c

and a branchd from his roots will bear fruit.

2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on hime—

a Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

a Spirit of counsel and strength,

a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

3 His delight will be in the fear of the Lord.

He will not judge

by what he sees with his eyes,f

he will not execute justice

by what he hears with his ears,

4 but he will judge the poor righteouslyg

and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.

He will strike the land

with a scepterB from his mouth,h

and he will kill the wickedi

with a commandC from his lips.j

5 Righteousness will be a belt around his hips;k

faithfulness will be a belt around his waist.