³ Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
    bind them round your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴ So you will find favour and good repute
    in the sight of God and of people.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and do not rely on your own insight.
⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him,
    and he will make straight your paths.
⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
⁸ It will be a healing for your flesh
    and a refreshment for your body.

⁹ Honour the Lord with your substance
    and with the first fruits of all your produce;
¹⁰ then your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will be bursting with wine.

¹¹ My child, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
    or be weary of his reproof,
¹² for the Lord reproves the one he loves,
    as a father the son in whom he delights.

² The Lord sends out from Zion
    your mighty sceptre.
    Rule in the midst of your foes.
³ Your people will offer themselves willingly
    on the day you lead your forces
    on the holy mountains.^[a]
From the womb of the morning,
    like dew, your youth^[b] will come to you.
⁴ The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
    ‘You are a priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek.’^[c]

⁵ The Lord is at your right hand;
    he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
⁶ He will execute judgement among the nations,
    filling them with corpses;
he will shatter heads
    over the wide earth.
⁷ He will drink from the stream by the path;
    therefore he will lift up his head.