< Psalmorum 110 >
1 Psalmus David. Dixit Dominus Domino meo: Sede a dextris meis, donec ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum.
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!”
2 Virgam virtutis tuæ emittet Dominus ex Sion: dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum.
Yahweh [also said to him], “I will extend your power as king from Jerusalem [to other lands]; you will rule over all your enemies.
3 Tecum principium in die virtutis tuæ in splendoribus sanctorum: ex utero, ante luciferum, genui te.
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.”
4 Juravit Dominus, et non pœnitebit eum: Tu es sacerdos in æternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech.
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.”
5 Dominus a dextris tuis; confregit in die iræ suæ reges.
Yahweh stands [in the place of highest honor] your right side; when he becomes angry, he will defeat [many kings].
6 Judicabit in nationibus, implebit ruinas; conquassabit capita in terra multorum.
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.
7 De torrente in via bibet; propterea exaltabit caput.
But my lord the king will drink from streams near the road; he will be refreshed after defeating his enemies.