King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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The Lord said to my lord, "Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies under your feet."
2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
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From Zion the Lord will extend your royal power. "Rule over your enemies," he says.
3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
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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.
4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
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The Lord made a solemn promise and will not take it back: "You will be a priest forever in the priestly order of Melchizedek."
5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
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The Lord is at your right side; when he becomes angry, he will defeat kings.
6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
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He will pass judgment on the nations and fill the battlefield with corpses; he will defeat kings all over the earth.
7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
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The king will drink from the stream by the road, and strengthened, he will stand victorious.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.