Bible Verses About Rulers

By Shlomo: God, give the king your fairness in judgment, endow this son of kings with your righteousness,

so that he can govern your people rightly and your poor with justice.

May mountains and hills provide your people with peace through righteousness.

May he defend the oppressed among the people, save the needy and crush the oppressor.

May they fear you as long as the sun endures and as long as the moon, through all generations.

May he be like rain falling on mown grass, like showers watering the land.

In his days, let the righteous flourish and peace abound, till the moon is no more.

May his empire stretch from sea to sea, from the [Euphrates] River to the ends of the earth.

May desert-dwellers bow before him; may his enemies lick the dust.

The kings of Tarshish and the coasts will pay him tribute; the kings of Sh'va and S'va will offer gifts.

Yes, all kings will prostrate themselves before him; all nations will serve him.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry, the poor too and those with none to help them.

He will have pity on the poor and needy; and the lives of the needy he will save.

He will redeem them from oppression and violence; their blood will be precious in his view.

May [the king] live long! May they give him gold from the land of Sh'va! May they pray for him continually; yes, bless him all day long.

May there be an abundance of grain in the land, all the way to the tops of the mountains. May its crops rustle like the L'vanon. May people blossom in the city like the grasses in the fields.

May his name endure forever, his name, Yinnon, as long as the sun. May people bless themselves in him, may all nations call him happy.

"How long will you go on judging unfairly, favoring the wicked? (Selah)

Give justice to the weak and fatherless! Uphold the rights of the wretched and poor!

Rescue the destitute and needy; deliver them from the power of the wicked!"

Can unjust judges be allied with you, those producing wrong in the name of law?

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

Adonai at your right hand will shatter kings on the day of his anger.

kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers on earth,

Let them praise the name of ADONAI, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above both earth and heaven.