¹⁰ The scepter will not depart from Judah,^(A)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,^[a]
until he to whom it belongs^[b] shall come^(B)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.^(C)

⁶ “I have installed my king^(A)
    on Zion,^(B) my holy mountain.^(C)”

He said to me, “You are my son;^(D)
    today I have become your father.^(E)
8 Ask me,
    and I will make the nations^(F) your inheritance,^(G)
    the ends of the earth^(H) your possession.
⁹ You will break them with a rod of iron^[a];^(I)
    you will dash them to pieces^(J) like pottery.^(K)”

⁸ May he rule from sea to sea
    and from the River^[a](A) to the ends of the earth.^(B)
9 May the desert tribes bow before him
    and his enemies lick the dust.
¹⁰ May the kings of Tarshish^(C) and of distant shores^(D)
    bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba^(E) and Seba
    present him gifts.^(F)
11 May all kings bow down^(G) to him
    and all nations serve^(H) him.

²⁷ And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,^(A)
    the most exalted^(B) of the kings^(C) of the earth.
²⁸ I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.^(D)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.^(E)

¹⁹ Once you spoke in a vision,
    to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
    I have raised up a young man from among the people.
²⁰ I have found David^(A) my servant;^(B)
    with my sacred oil^(C) I have anointed^(D) him.
²¹ My hand will sustain him;
    surely my arm will strengthen him.^(E)
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;^(F)
    the wicked will not oppress^(G) him.
²³ I will crush his foes before him^(H)
    and strike down his adversaries.^(I)
24 My faithful love will be with him,^(J)
    and through my name his horn^[a] will be exalted.
²⁵ I will set his hand over the sea,
    his right hand over the rivers.^(K)
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,^(L)
    my God, the Rock^(M) my Savior.’^(N)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,^(O)
    the most exalted^(P) of the kings^(Q) of the earth.
²⁸ I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.^(R)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.^(S)

the mountain^(B) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;^(C)
it will be exalted^(D) above the hills,
    and all nations will stream to it.^(E)

“Come, let us go^(G) up to the mountain^(H) of the Lord,
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law^(I) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.^(J)
4 He will judge^(K) between the nations
    and will settle disputes^(L) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.^(M)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,^(N)
    nor will they train for war anymore.

⁶ For to us a child is born,^(A)
    to us a son is given,^(B)
    and the government^(C) will be on his shoulders.^(D)
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor,^(E) Mighty God,^(F)
    Everlasting^(G) Father,^(H) Prince of Peace.^(I)
7 Of the greatness of his government^(J) and peace^(K)
    there will be no end.^(L)
He will reign^(M) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice^(N) and righteousness^(O)
    from that time on and forever.^(P)
The zeal^(Q) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.