Leadership Verses

I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

For the LORD {is} our defence; and the Holy One of Israel {is} our king. {the LORD...: or, our shield is of the LORD, and our king is of the Holy One of Israel}

I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

Also I will make him {my} firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown {by casting it} to the ground.

Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; {how} I do bear in my bosom {the reproach of} all the mighty people;

Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

For the LORD {is} a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Say among the heathen {that} the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.