^15 (A)Hate evil, and love good,
    and establish justice ^(B)in the gate;
^(C)it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
    will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

^14 (A)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
    ^(B)steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.

² May he ^(A)judge your people with righteousness,
    and your poor with justice!

²⁴ But let justice roll down like waters,
    and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

¹⁵ Do you think you are a king
    because you compete in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
    and ^(A)do justice and righteousness?
    ^(B)Then it was well with him.
^16 (C)He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
    ^(D)then it was well.
Is not this ^(E)to know me?
    declares the Lord.

⁷ Of the increase of his government and of peace
    ^(A)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
^(B)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
^(C)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

101 I will sing of ^(A)steadfast love and justice;
    to you, O Lord, I will make music.
² I will ^(B)ponder the way ^(C)that is blameless.
    Oh when will you ^(D)come to me?
I will ^(E)walk with ^(F)integrity of heart
    within my house;
³ I will not set before my eyes
    anything ^(G)that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who ^(H)fall away;
    it shall not cling to me.
^4 (I)A perverse heart shall be far from me;
    I will ^(J)know nothing of evil.