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The Lord sends out from Zion
    your mighty scepter.
    Rule in the midst of your foes.(A)
Your people will offer themselves willingly
    on the day you lead your forces
    on the holy mountains.[a]
From the womb of the morning,
    like dew, your youth[b] will come to you.(B)
The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
    “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”[c](C)

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  1. 110.3 Heb mss Symmachus Jerome: MT in holy splendor
  2. 110.3 Cn: Heb the dew of your youth
  3. 110.4 Or forever, a rightful king by my edict

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.