Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 A Psalm of David. The LORD says to my lord: "Sit at my right hand, till I make your enemies your 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 sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes!
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From Zion the Lord will extend your royal power. "Rule over your enemies," he says.
3 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.
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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 has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchiz'edek."
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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 is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on 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 will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth.
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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 will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.
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The king will drink from the stream by the road, and strengthened, he will stand victorious.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.