May the Lord your God be praised. He takes great delight in you. He placed you on his throne as king. He put you there to rule for him. Your God loves Israel very much. He longs to take good care of them forever. That’s why he has made you king over them. He knows that you will do what is fair and right.”

耶和华你的神是应当称颂的！他喜悦你，使你坐他的国位，为耶和华你的神作王；因为你的神爱以色列人，要永远坚立他们，所以立你作他们的王，使你秉公行义。”

耶和华—你的上帝是应当称颂的！他喜爱你，使你坐他的王位，为耶和华—你的上帝作王；因为你的上帝爱以色列，要永远坚立它，所以立你作他们的王，使你秉公行义。”

耶和华—你的神是应当称颂的！他喜爱你，使你坐他的王位，为耶和华—你的神作王；因为你的神爱以色列，要永远坚立它，所以立你作他们的王，使你秉公行义。”

你的上帝耶和华当受称颂！祂喜爱你，立你做王统治祂的子民。因为你的上帝爱以色列人，要使他们永远坚立，所以立你为他们的王，使你秉公行义。”

耶和华你的神是应当称颂的，因他喜悦你，使你坐在他的王位上，为耶和华你的神作王；因为你的神爱以色列人，要永远坚立他们，所以立你作他们的王，好秉公行义。”

耶和華－你的神是應當稱頌的！他喜悅你，使你坐他的國位，為耶和華－你的神作王；因為你的神愛以色列人，要永遠堅立他們，所以立你作他們的王，使你秉公行義。」

耶和華－你的上帝是應當稱頌的！他喜愛你，使你坐他的王位，為耶和華－你的上帝作王；因為你的上帝愛以色列，要永遠堅立它，所以立你作他們的王，使你秉公行義。」

耶和華－你的神是應當稱頌的！他喜愛你，使你坐他的王位，為耶和華－你的神作王；因為你的神愛以色列，要永遠堅立它，所以立你作他們的王，使你秉公行義。」

你的上帝耶和華當受稱頌！祂喜愛你，立你做王統治祂的子民。因為你的上帝愛以色列人，要使他們永遠堅立，所以立你為他們的王，使你秉公行義。」

耶和華你的神是應當稱頌的，因他喜悅你，使你坐在他的王位上，為耶和華你的神作王；因為你的神愛以色列人，要永遠堅立他們，所以立你作他們的王，好秉公行義。”

永恆主你的上帝是當受祝頌的；他喜愛了你，使你在他的王位上、為永恆主你的上帝做王；因為你的上帝愛了以色列，要使它永遠站立着，所以他立你做王來管理他們、以秉公行義。』

爾上帝耶和華悅爾、置於其國位、為爾上帝耶和華為王、宜頌美焉、蓋爾上帝愛以色列、欲永固之、故立爾為其王、施行公義、

當頌美爾上帝耶和華、以爾為悅、使繼國位、代耶和華以臨民、因爾上帝恆愛以色列族、俾爾為王、秉厥公義、以聽其訟。

當頌美主爾之天主以爾為悅、使爾登其國之位、在主爾之天主前為王、爾天主愛以色列、使永遠堅定、立爾為其王、秉公行義、以聽其訟、

Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”

Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the Lord your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”

Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne as king to rule for him. Because God loves Israel and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king over them so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

Blessed be the LORD your God! He delighted in you and put you on his throne as king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, he has set you over them as king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

Blessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king for the Lord your God; because your God loved Israel, establishing them forever, He made you king over them, to carry out justice and righteousness.”

Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the Lord your God! Because your God has loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

May the Lord your God be praised! He delighted in you and put you on His throne as king for the Lord your God. Because Your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has set you over them as king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne,[ to be] king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.”

Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God; because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

King Hiram of Tyre replied to Solomon. He wrote a letter to him. In it Hiram said,“ The Lord loves his people. That’s why he has made you their king.”

A king will come who will do what is right. His officials will govern fairly.Each official 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.

The Lord chose you because he loved you. He wanted to keep the promise he had made to your people of long ago. That’s why he used his mighty hand to bring you out of Egypt. He bought you back from the land where you were slaves. He set you free from the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.

So Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord. He ruled as king in place of his father David. Things went well with him. All the people of Israel obeyed him.

David ruled over the whole nation of Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.

David praised the Lord in front of the whole community. He said,“ Lord, we give you praise. You are the God of our father Israel. We give you praise for ever and ever.

May he rule your people in the right way. May he be fair to those among your people who are hurting.

Then David said to the whole community,“ Praise the Lord your God.” So all of them praised the Lord. He’s the God of their people who lived long ago. The whole community bowed low. They fell down flat with their faces toward the ground. They did it in front of the Lord and the king.

But here is what he says about the Son.“ You are God. Your throne will last for ever and ever. Your kingdom will be ruled by justice.You have loved what is right and hated what is evil. So your God has placed you above your companions. He has filled you with joy by pouring the sacred oil on your head.”( Psalm 45:6, 7)

“ Here is what I will do in those days and at that time. I will make a godly Branch grow from David’s royal line. He will do what is fair and right in the land.In those days Judah will be saved. Jerusalem will live in safety. And it will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.”

Do what is right and fair. The Lord accepts that more than sacrifices.

All the Israelites heard about the decision the king had given. That gave them great respect for him. They saw that God had given him wisdom. They knew that Solomon would do what was right and fair when he judged people.

He brought me out into a wide and safe place. He saved me because he was pleased with me.

The King is mighty and loves justice. He has set up the rules for fairness. He has done what is right and fair for the people of Jacob.

May the Lord your God be praised. He takes great delight in you. He placed you on the throne of Israel. The Lord will love Israel for all time to come. That’s why he has made you king. He knows that you will do what is fair and right.”

There will be no limit to how great his authority is. The peace he brings will never end. He will rule on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will make the kingdom strong and secure. His rule will be based on what is fair and right. It will last forever. The Lord’ s great love will make sure that happens. He rules over all.

Give praise to the Lord God, the God of Israel. Only he can do wonderful things.Give praise to his glorious name forever. May his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen.

They say,“ He trusts in the Lord. Let the Lord help him. If the Lord is pleased with him, let him save him.”

Then the king said to Zadok,“ Take the ark of God back into the city. If the Lord is pleased with me, he’ll bring me back. He’ll let me see the ark again. He’ll also let me see Jerusalem again. That’s the place where he lives.But suppose he says,‘ I am not pleased with you.’ Then I accept that. Let him do to me what he thinks is best.”

Jesse’s family is like a tree that has been cut down. A new little tree will grow from its stump. From its roots a Branch will grow and produce fruit.The Spirit of the Lord will rest on that Branch. The Spirit will help him to be wise and understanding. The Spirit will help him make wise plans and carry them out. The Spirit will help him know the Lord and have respect for him.The Branch will take delight in respecting the Lord. He will not judge things only by the way they look. He won’t make decisions based simply on what people say.He will always do what is right when he judges those who are in need. He’ll be completely fair when he makes decisions about poor people. When he commands that people be punished, it will happen. When he orders that evil people be put to death, it will take place.He will put on godliness as if it were his belt. He’ll wear faithfulness around his waist.

Your gifts meet the needs of the Lord’s people. And that’s not all. Your gifts also cause many people to thank God.You have shown yourselves to be worthy by what you have given. So other people will praise God because you obey him. That proves that you really believe the good news about Christ. They will also praise God because you share freely with them and with everyone else.Their hearts will be filled with love for you when they pray for you. God has given you grace that is better than anything.Let us give thanks to God for his gift. It is so great that no one can tell how wonderful it really is!

The Lord has given me many sons. From all of them he has chosen my son Solomon. He wants Solomon to sit on the throne of the Lord’ s kingdom. He wants him to rule over Israel.

You made Israel your very own people forever. Lord, you have become our God.

The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me,‘ A king must rule over people in a way that is right. He must have respect for God when he rules.

“ Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

People will not call you Deserted anymore. They will no longer name your land Empty. Instead, you will be called One the Lord Delights In. Your land will be named Married One. That’s because the Lord will take delight in you. And your land will be married.