in mercy

Psalm 61:6, 7
Increase the days of the king's life; may his years span many generations. . . .

Psalm 85:10
Loving devotion and truth have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

Psalm 89:1, 2, 14
I will sing of the LORD's loving devotion forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations. . . .

Proverbs 20:28
Loving devotion and truth preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.

Proverbs 29:14
A king who judges the poor with fairness--his throne will be established forever.

Luke 1:69-75
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, . . .

established.

Isaiah 9:6, 7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. . . .

2 Samuel 5:9
So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.

2 Samuel 7:16
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever."

Jeremiah 23:5, 6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a Righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as king and administer justice and righteousness in the land. . . .

Daniel 7:14, 27
And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, so that every people, nation, and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. . . .

Amos 9:11
"In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,

Micah 4:7
And I will make the lame into a remnant, and the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.

Luke 1:31-33
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you shall give Him the name Jesus. . . .

Acts 15:16, 17
After this I will return and rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, . . .

judging

Isaiah 11:1-5
A shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. . . .

Isaiah 32:1, 2
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. . . .

2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, 'He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

1 Kings 10:9
Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness."

2 Chronicles 31:20
So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.

Psalm 72:2-4
He will judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. . . .

Psalm 96:13
before the LORD, for He is coming--He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

Psalm 98:9
before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

Psalm 99:4
The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Hebrews 1:8, 9
But about the Son He says: "Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. . . .

hasting

2 Peter 3:11, 12
Since everything will be dissolved in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness . . .