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Psalms 57:1
Be Merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.
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Isaiah 11:3-5
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
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Numbers 11:16
Then the Lord said to Moses,“ Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.
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Psalms 82:1-2
God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:“ How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
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Deuteronomy 1:15-16
So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes.And I charged your judges at that time,‘ Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him.
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Psalms 59:1
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me;
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Acts 5:21
And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
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2 Chronicles 19 6-2 Chronicles 19 7
and said to the judges,“ Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment.Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”
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2 Samuel 5 3
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel.
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2 Samuel 23 3
The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
“ Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called:‘ The Lord is our righteousness.’
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Deuteronomy 16:18-19
“ You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.
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Psalms 82:6-7
I said,“ You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.”
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Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
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Luke 23:50-51
Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man,who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God.
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Psalms 72:1-4
Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
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Matthew 27:1
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
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Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice.
