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From Zion the Lord will extend your royal power.
    “Rule over your enemies,” he says.
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.[a]

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

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:3 Verse 3 in Hebrew is unclear.
  2. Psalm 110:4 in the priestly order of Melchizedek; or like Melchizedek; or in the line of succession to Melchizedek.

The Lord will extend your mighty scepter(A) from Zion,(B) saying,
    “Rule(C) in the midst of your enemies!”
Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,(D)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.[a](E)

The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:(F)
“You are a priest forever,(G)
    in the order of Melchizedek.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.