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Psalm 110
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Psalm 110

The Priestly King

A psalm of David.

1 This is the declaration of the Lord
to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.”(A)
2 The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion.
Rule[a] over your surrounding[b] enemies.(B)
3 Your people will volunteer
on your day of battle.[c](C)
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
the dew of your youth belongs to you.[d](D)
4 The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back:
“You are a priest forever
according to the pattern of Melchizedek.”(E)

5 The Lord is at your right hand;
he will crush kings on the day of his anger.(F)
6 He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses;(G)
he will crush leaders over the entire world.(H)
7 He will drink from the brook by the road;(I)
therefore, he will lift up his head.(J)

Footnotes

  1. 110:2 One Hb ms, LXX, Tg read You will rule
  2. 110:2 Lit Rule in the midst of your
  3. 110:3 Lit power
  4. 110:3 Hb obscure
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Psalm 110
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 110

Assurance of Victory for God’s Priest-King

Of David. A Psalm.

1 The Lord says to my lord,
    “Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.”(A)

2 The Lord sends out from Zion
    your mighty scepter.
    Rule in the midst of your foes.(B)
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.(C)
4 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
    “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”[c](D)

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

Footnotes

  1. 110.3 Heb mss Symmachus Jerome: MT in holy splendor
  2. 110.3 Cn: Heb the dew of your youth
  3. 110.4 Or forever, a rightful king by my edict
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