psalm

The Lord and His Chosen King[a]

110 
The Lord said to my lord,

“Sit here at my right side

until I put your enemies under your feet.”

From Zion the Lord will extend your royal power.

“Rule over your enemies,” he says.

On the day you fight your enemies,

your people will volunteer.

Like the dew of early morning

your young men will come to you on the sacred hills.[b]

The Lord made a solemn promise and will not take it back:

“You will be a priest forever

in the priestly order of Melchizedek.”[c]

The Lord is at your right side;

when he becomes angry, he will defeat kings.

He will pass judgment on the nations

and fill the battlefield with corpses;

he will defeat kings all over the earth.

The king will drink from the stream by the road,

and strengthened, he will stand victorious.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David.
  2. Psalm 110:3 Verse 3 in Hebrew is unclear.
  3. Psalm 110:4 in the priestly order of Melchizedek; or like Melchizedek; or in the line of succession to Melchizedek.