1 See, a king will reign in righteousness

and rulers will rule with justice.

2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind

and a refuge from the storm,

like streams of water in the desert

and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,

and the ears of those who hear will listen.

4 The fearful heart will know and understand,

and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.

5 No longer will the fool be called noble

nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness,

And princes shall rule in judgment.

2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind,

And a covert from the tempest;

As rivers of water in a dry place,

As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim,

And the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge,

And the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal,

Nor the churl said to be bountiful.

1 Look, a righteous king is coming!

And honest princes will rule under him.

2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind

and a refuge from the storm,

like streams of water in the desert

and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.

3 Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth,

and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it.

4 Even the hotheads will be full of sense and understanding.

Those who stammer will speak out plainly.

5 In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes.

Scoundrels will not be respected.

1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,

And princes will rule with justice.

2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,

And a cover from the tempest,

As rivers of water in a dry place,

As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim,

And the ears of those who hear will listen.

4 Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge,

And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.

5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous,

Nor the miser said to be bountiful;

1 A king will rule in a way that brings justice,

and leaders will make fair decisions.

2 Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind,

like a safe place in a storm,

like streams of water in a dry land,

like a cool shadow from a large rock in a hot land.

3 People will look to the king for help,

and they will truly listen to what he says.

4 People who are now worried will be able to understand.

Those who cannot speak clearly now will then be able to speak clearly and quickly.

5 Fools will not be called great,

and people will not respect the wicked.

1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice. 2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land. 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. 4 And the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 5 The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken; 4 and the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 5 The vile man shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful:

1 A king will rule with fairness, 

and officials will rule with justice. 

2 Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind 

and a hiding place from the rain. 

They will be like streams on parched ground 

and the shade of a large rock in a weary land. 

3 Then the vision of those who can see won’t be blurred, 

and the ears of those who can hear will pay attention. 

4 Then those who are reckless will begin to understand, 

and those who stutter will speak quickly and clearly. 

5 Godless fools will no longer be called nobles, 

nor will scoundrels be considered gentlemen. 

1 Indeed, a king will reign righteously,

and rulers will rule justly.

2 Each will be like a shelter from the wind,

a refuge from the rain,

like streams of water in a dry land

and the shade of a massive rock in an arid land.

3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,

and the ears of those who hear will listen.

4 The reckless mind will gain knowledge,

and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.

5 A fool will no longer be called a noble,

nor a scoundrel said to be important.

1 See, a king will reign in righteousness,

and princes will rule with justice.

2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,

a covert from the tempest,

like streams of water in a dry place,

like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

3 Then the eyes of those who have sight will not be closed,

and the ears of those who have hearing will listen.

4 The minds of the rash will have good judgment,

and the tongues of stammerers will speak readily and distinctly.

5 A fool will no longer be called noble,

nor a villain said to be honorable.

1 See, a king will rule according to righteousness,

and princes will rule according to justice.

2 And each one will be like a hiding place from the wind

and a covering from the rainstorm,

like streams of water in a dry region,

like the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

3 And the eyes of those who see will not gaze,

and the ears of those who hear will listen.

4 And the minds of the rash will understand knowledge,

and the tongues of stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.

5 A fool will no longer be called noble,

and a scoundrel will not be said to be eminent.

1 A king will come who will do what is right.

His officials will govern fairly.

2 Each man will be like a place to get out of the wind.

He will be like a place to hide from storms.

He’ll be like streams of water flowing in the desert.

He’ll be like the shadow of a huge rock in a dry and thirsty land.

3 Then the eyes of those who see won’t be closed anymore.

The ears of those who hear will listen to the truth.

4 The minds of thoughtless people will know and understand.

Tongues that stutter will speak clearly.

5 Foolish people won’t be considered noble anymore.

Those who are worthless won’t be highly respected.

1 Behold, a king will reign righteously

And princes will rule justly.

2 Each will be like a refuge from the wind

And a shelter from the storm,

Like streams of water in a dry country,

Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land.

3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded,

And the ears of those who hear will listen.

4 The mind of the hasty will discern the truth,

And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.

5 No longer will the fool be called noble,

Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.