King James Version KJV
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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A Psalm of David. The LORD says to my lord: "Sit at my right hand, till 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 forth 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 freely on the day you lead your host upon 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 for ever after the order of Melchiz'edek."
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 chiefs 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 brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.
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