The quotation, "The kings of the earth rise up" is taken from Psalm 2; it expresses the futility of earthly rulers trying to usurp God in the way they ruled. In many ways, if you want to know the best way of governing a country, the Bible is not much help. Ancient Israel tried various method; rule by kings, rule by priests (from which, deliver us good Lord), rule by an elected champion; we can perhaps add various forms of rule by governors appointed by foreign powers. None stood the test of time. They did not try the modern form of democracy which is now the norm in the West, because it had not been developed in their day. Quite possibly, if it had, they might have been disappointed with its results, unless the states around them had also adapted it. But if the Bible cannot offer us much wisdom as to the best form of government, it has much to say about what good government should look like. That points to the merciful rule of God, who was celebrated for loving justice and equity, who championed the cause of the powerless against those who misused might. The prophets in the Old Testament roundly condemned those who abused power; in the New Testament, the song of Mary that we call the Magnificat, celebrates a God who humbles the mighty but uplifts the poor. These teaching still apply to any earthly ruler who seeks to rise up in our age.