50 He gives his king great victories;
    he shows unfailing love to his anointed,(A)
    to David(B) and to his descendants forever.(C)

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50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

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32 It is God who arms me with strength(A)
    and keeps my way secure.(B)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(C)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.(D)
34 He trains my hands for battle;(E)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

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37 I pursued my enemies(A) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(B) so that they could not rise;(C)
    they fell beneath my feet.(D)
39 You armed me with strength(E) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries(F) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(G) in flight,
    and I destroyed(H) my foes.

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37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

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The Lord will extend your mighty scepter(A) from Zion,(B) saying,
    “Rule(C) in the midst of your enemies!”
Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,(D)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.[a](E)

The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:(F)
“You are a priest forever,(G)
    in the order of Melchizedek.(H)

The Lord is at your right hand[b];(I)
    he will crush kings(J) on the day of his wrath.(K)
He will judge the nations,(L) heaping up the dead(M)
    and crushing the rulers(N) of the whole earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
  2. Psalm 110:5 Or My lord is at your right hand, Lord

The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

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You have rebuked the nations(A) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name(B) for ever and ever.
Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;(C)
    even the memory of them(D) has perished.

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Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

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The Lord reigns forever;(A)
    he has established his throne(B) for judgment.
He rules the world in righteousness(C)
    and judges the peoples with equity.(D)

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But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

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11 Sing the praises(A) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(B)
    proclaim among the nations(C) what he has done.(D)

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11 Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

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13 Lord, see how my enemies(A) persecute me!
    Have mercy(B) and lift me up from the gates of death,(C)
14 that I may declare your praises(D)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(E)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(F)

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13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(A)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(B)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](C)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(D)
    all the nations that forget God.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.

15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

16 The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

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19 Arise,(A) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(B)
    let the nations be judged(C) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(D) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(E)

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19 Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

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Too long have I lived
    among those who hate peace.
I am for peace;
    but when I speak, they are for war.

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My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

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From Zion,(A) perfect in beauty,(B)
    God shines forth.(C)
Our God comes(D)
    and will not be silent;(E)
a fire devours(F) before him,(G)
    and around him a tempest(H) rages.

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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

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15 The nations will fear(A) the name of the Lord,
    all the kings(B) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(C)
    and appear in his glory.(D)

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15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

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