1. NOW THESE are the last words of David: David son of Jesse says, and the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, says,
2. The Spirit of the Lord spoke in and by me, and His word was upon my tongue.
3. The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me, When one rules over men righteously, ruling in the fear of God,
4. He dawns on them like the morning light when the sun rises on a cloudless morning, when the tender grass springs out of the earth through clear shining after rain.