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1 The Lord says to my lord, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool."
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What the LORD says to my master: "Sit right beside me until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet!"
2 The Lord sends out from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes.
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May the LORD make your mighty scepter reach far from Zion! Rule over your enemies!
3 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.
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Your people stand ready on your day of battle. "In holy grandeur, from the dawn's womb, fight! Your youthful strength is like the dew itself."
4 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."
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The LORD has sworn a solemn pledge and won't change his mind: "You are a priest forever in line with Melchizedek."
5 The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
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My master, by your strong hand, God has crushed kings on his day of wrath.
6 He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter heads over the wide earth.
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God brings the nations to justice, piling the dead bodies, crushing heads throughout the earth.
7 He will drink from the stream by the path; therefore he will lift up his head.
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God drinks from a stream along the way, then holds his head up high.
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