1 A King Will Reign Righteously Behold, a king will reign righteouslyAnd princes will rule justly.
2 Each will be like a refuge from the windAnd a shelter from the storm,Like 32:2Lit canals streams of water in a dry country,Like the shade of a 32:2Lit heavy huge rock in 32:2Lit an exhausted a weary land.
3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be 32:3Or turned away blinded,And the ears of those who hear will pay attention.
4 And the heart of the hasty will discern knowledge,And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
5 No longer will the wicked fool be called noble,Or the rogue be spoken ofasgenerous.
6 For a wicked fool speaks wicked folly,And his heart does wickedness:To do ungodliness and to speak error against Yahweh,In order to make the hungry person empty;He even causes the thirsty to lack a drink.
7 As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;He counsels wicked schemesTo wreak destructionon theafflicted with lying words,Even thoughtheneedy one speaks justly.
8 But the noble man counsels noble plans;And by noble plans he rises up.
9 ¶Rise up, you women who are at ease,Andhear my voice;Give ear to my word,You complacent daughters.
10 Within a year anda fewdaysYou will quake, O complacentdaughters;For the grape harvest is ended,Andthefruitgathering will not come.
11 Tremble, youwomenwho are at ease;Quake, you complacentdaughters;Strip, undress, and putsackclothonyourwaist,
12 Beat your breasts for the desirable fields, for the fruitful vine,
13 For the land of my peoplein whichthornsandbriars shall come up,Indeed, against all the joyful housesandthe exultant city.
14 Because the palace has been abandoned, the 32:14Lit multitude of the populated city forsaken. 32:14Or Ophel Hill and watchtower have become caves forever,A joy for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,And the wilderness becomes a fruitful orchard,And the fruitful orchard is counted as a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,And righteousness will live in the fruitful orchard.
17 And the work of righteousness will be peace,And the service of righteousness, quietness and security forever.
18 Then my people will live in a peaceful abode,And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places;
19 And it will hail when the forest comes down,And the city will be utterly laid low.
20 How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters,Who 32:20Lit send out the foot of the ox let out freely the ox and the donkey.