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Peter Tosh & U-Roy - Rightful Ruler

(Perry)

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Biblical Reference

kibir amlak
qedamawi ras fetari
qedamawi Iyesus Kristos
lebdama mabrak isad
tenayistilgn
 
Kings of kings, Lords of lords 1 Timothy 6:15 - Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Revelation 17:14 - These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Revelation 19:16 - And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Conquering lion of the tribe of Judah Revelation 5:5 - And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Elect of God, Mighty God Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Everliving God, Earth's Rightul Ruler  
Blessed be the man that walketh not
In the counsel of the ungodly
Nor standeth in the ways of sinners
Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful
Psalm 1:1 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
For I delight is in the law of the Lord God, Selassie I
In his laws do I meditate day and night
Psalm 1:2 - But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Therefore I must be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water
And bringeth forth fruit in due season
I locks also shall not wither
And whatsoever I doeth shall prosper
Psalm 1:3 - And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
The weakheart are not so, oh no!
They are like the chaff that the wind driveth away
Psalm 1:4 - The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Therefore no weakheart shall stand in the judgemant
Nor no sinners in the congregation of the righteous
Psalm 1:5 - Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord God so high
That he knoweth the way of the righteous
And know that the way of the weakheart
Shall crumble, paralyse and burn
Psalm 1:6 - For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- JAH RASTAFARI! Psalm 68:4 - Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
But he delight in earthquake, brimstone and fiyah Psalm 11:6 - Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
To kill, crum...
- JAH! MIGHTY GOD! EVERLIVING GOD!
And do away with all weakheart
Conception to my creation continually
 
And let our righteousness cover this earth
As the waters cover the sea
Isaiah 11:9 - They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:14 - For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
He reigns from that Iwa until this Iwa
Hailful I, so high and so mighty
- JAH RASTAFARI!
I am the Earth Rightful Ruler
 


Note: This song includes phrases sung in Amharic, a language of Ethiopia. Please see the
Amharic Section for translations and background information.


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