Psalms 72:13

Psa 72:13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Ver. 13. He shall spare the poor and needy ] Hereby David showeth his son and all his successors, Qualis debeat esse rex bonus, what manner of man a king ought to be. Regiment without righteousness turneth into tyranny; it is but robbery with authority. O. Scipio Nasica for his good government was surnamed Optimus by the Senate, and had a house given him at the public charge, in Via Sacra, that the poor might repair to him.