The spirit of the LORD spoke through me;

his words were on my tongue.

The God of Israel spoke;

of me the Rock of Israel said,

'He that rules over men in justice.

that rules in the fear of God,

Is like the morning light at sunrise

on a cloudless morning,

making the greensward sparkle after rain.'

Is not my house firm before God?

He has made an eternal covenant with me,

set forth in detail and secured.

Will he not bring to fruition

all my salvation and my every desire?

But the wicked are like thorns to be cast away;

They cannot be taken up by hand.

He who wishes to touch them

must arm himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,

and they must be consumed by fire.

2 Samuel 23:2-7