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New International Reader's Version NIRV
1 The LORD says to my lord:“Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
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The LORD says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your control."
2 The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”
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The LORD will make your royal authority spread out from Zion to other lands. You will rule over your enemies who are all around you.
3 Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you like dew from the morning’s womb.
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Your troops will be willing to fight for you on the day of battle. You will be wrapped in holy majesty. Just as the dew falls fresh early in the morning, you will always be young and strong.
4 The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
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The LORD has taken an oath and made a promise. He will not change his mind. He has said, "You are a priest forever, just like Melchizedek."
5 The Lord is at your right hand ; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
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The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings on the day when he is angry.
6 He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
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He will judge the nations. He will pile up dead bodies on the field of battle. He will crush the rulers of the whole earth.
7 He will drink from a brook along the way,and so he will lift his head high.
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He will drink from a brook along the way and receive new strength. And so he will win the battle.
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