The Priestly King

1 A Davidic psalm.
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:
“Forever, You are a priest
like 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:

a. Psalm 110:2: One Hb ms, LXX, Tg read You will rule
b. Psalm 110:2: Lit Rule in the midst of Your
c. Psalm 110:3: Lit power
d. Psalm 110:3: Hb obscure

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