⁴ May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the needy,
    and crush the oppressor.^(A)

¹² It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
    for the throne is established by righteousness.^(A)

⁵ take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.^(A)

⁴ but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor
    and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
    and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.^(A)