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The Lord will ·enlarge [L send] ·your kingdom [L the scepter of your strength; C symbol of royal power] beyond ·Jerusalem [L Zion; C location of the Temple],
    and ·you will rule over [L give you dominion in the midst of] your enemies.
Your people will ·join [freely offer themselves to] you on ·your day of battle [L the day of your power/army].
    You have been dressed in ·holiness [splendor of holiness] from ·birth [L the womb of dawn];
    you have the ·freshness of a child [L dew of your youth].

The Lord has made a promise
    and will not ·change his mind [waver].
He said, “You are a priest forever,
    a priest like Melchizedek [C in reference to an ancient priest-king in Jerusalem; ultimately fulfilled in Christ; Gen. 14:18; Heb. 5:6; 7:17, 21].”

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