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The Lord Appoints a King

A song of David.

110 The Lord said to my Master,
“Sit by me at my right side
    until I put your enemies under your control.”
The Lord will make you king in Jerusalem over all nations.
    And you will rule your enemies in their own countries.
Your people will join you on the day you come to power.
    You have been dressed in holiness from birth.
    You have the freshness of a child.

The Lord has made a promise
    and will not change his mind.
He said, “You are a priest forever,
    a priest like Melchizedek.”

The Lord is beside you to help you.
    When he becomes angry, he will crush kings.
He will judge those nations, filling them with dead bodies.
    He will defeat rulers all over the world.
The king will drink from the brook on the way.
    Then he will be strengthened and win the battle.

Yahweh Gives Authority to His Messiah

Of David. A psalm.[a]

110 A declaration of Yahweh to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.”
Yahweh will send out your mighty scepter from Zion;
rule in the midst of your enemies.
Your people will volunteer[b] in the day of your power.[c]
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
you will have the dew of your youth.[d]
Yahweh has sworn and he will not change his mind,
“You are a priest forever
according to the manner of Melchizedek.”
O Lord, at your right hand
he will shatter kings in the day of his anger.
He will judge among the nations;
he will fill them with corpses.
He will shatter the rulers[e] of many countries.
He will drink from the stream by the road;
therefore he will lift up his head.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. Psalm 110:3 Literally “will be freewill offerings”; see the related verbal form in Judg 5:2
  3. Psalm 110:3 Or “day of your army,” or “day of battle”
  4. Psalm 110:3 The meaning of this verse is obscure
  5. Psalm 110:6 Literally “head”