Verse 2
the righteous = righteous ones.
in authority = increase, not necessarily in numbers, but in greatness. Compare Proverbs 29:16 , and see note on Proverbs 4:10 , and the next clause.
the wicked = a lawless one. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .
beareth rule. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read the plural here: "bear rule".
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