< Psalms 110 >
1 Yahweh said to my lord [the king], “Sit [here], close to me, in the place of highest honor [MTY] until I [completely defeat] your enemies [MET] [and] make [them like] a stool for your feet!”
A Psalm of David. The LORD saith unto my lord: 'Sit thou at My right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.'
2 Yahweh [also said to him], “I will extend your power as king from Jerusalem [to other lands]; you will rule over all your enemies.
The rod of Thy strength the LORD will send out of Zion: 'Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.'
3 On the day that you lead your armies into battle, many of your people will volunteer [to join your army]. Like the dew refreshes the earth early in the morning, young men will [encourage you by] coming to help you.”
Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy warfare; in adornments of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, thine is the dew of thy youth.
4 Yahweh has made a solemn promise, and he will never change his mind; he has said to the king, “You will be a priest forever [serving Yahweh] like Melchizedek did.”
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent: 'Thou art a priest for ever after the manner of Melchizedek.'
5 Yahweh stands [in the place of highest honor] your right side; when he becomes angry, he will defeat [many kings].
The Lord at thy right hand doth crush kings in the day of His wrath.
6 He will judge and punish the people of [many] nations; he will fill the land with their corpses. He will crush the heads of other kings all over the earth.
He will judge among the nations; He filleth it with dead bodies, He crusheth the head over a wide land.
7 But my lord the king will drink from streams near the road; he will be refreshed after defeating his enemies.
He will drink of the brook in the way; therefore will he lift up the head.