English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.” | 1A Davidic psalm. This is the declaration of the LORD to my Lord:" Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool." |
2The LORD sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies! | 2The LORD will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion. Rule over Your surrounding enemies. |
3Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours. | 3Your people will volunteer on Your day of battle. In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, the dew of Your youth belongs to You. |
4The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” | 4The LORD has sworn an oath and will not take it back:" Forever, You are a priest like Melchizedek." |
5The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. | 5The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings on the day of His anger. |
6He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth. | 6He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses; He will crush leaders over the entire world. |
7He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head. | 7He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore, He will lift up His head. |
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