King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
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 says to my lord, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool."
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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The Lord sends out from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes.
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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Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day you lead your forces on the holy mountains. From the womb of the morning, like dew, your youth will come to you.
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 has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest forever according to the 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 hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
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 execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter heads over the wide earth.
7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
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He will drink from the stream by the path; therefore he will lift up his head.
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