Psalm 110

Good News Translation

The Lord and His Chosen King^[a]

110 ^(A)The Lord said to my lord,
    “Sit here at my right side
    until I put your enemies under your feet.”
²From Zion the Lord will extend your royal power.
    “Rule over your enemies,” he says.
³On 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.^[b]

⁴^(B)The Lord made a solemn promise and will not take it back:
“You will be a priest forever
in the priestly order of Melchizedek.”^[c]

⁵The Lord is at your right side;
    when he becomes angry, he will defeat kings.
⁶He will pass judgment on the nations
    and fill the battlefield with corpses;
    he will defeat kings all over the earth.
⁷The king will drink from the stream by the road,
    and strengthened, he will stand victorious.

Footnotes

Psalm 110:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David.
Psalm 110:3 Verse 3 in Hebrew is unclear.
Psalm 110:4 in the priestly order of Melchizedek; or like Melchizedek; or in the line of succession to Melchizedek.