The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of [a]Zion: be thou ruler in the midst of thine enemies.

Thy people shall come willingly at the time of assembling [b]thine army in holy beauty: the youth of thy womb shall be as the morning dew.

The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a Priest forever, after the order of [c]Melchizedek.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:2 And thence it shalt stretch through all the world: and this power chiefly standeth in the preaching of his word.
  2. Psalm 110:3 By the word thy people shall be assembled into thy Church whose increase shall be so abundant and wonderous as the drops of the water.
  3. Psalm 110:4 As Melchizedek the figure of Christ was both a King and Priest, so this effect cannot be accomplished on any king save only Christ, Heb. 7:26.

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.