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The Lord Appoints a King

A psalm of David.

110 ·The Lord said [L Utterance/Oracle of the Lord] to my Lord,
    “Sit at my right ·side [L hand]
    until I put your enemies under your ·control [L feet; Matt. 22:44; 26:64; Mark 12:36; 16:19; Luke 20:42–44; 22:59; Acts 2:34–35; Rom. 8:34; 1 Cor. 15:25; Eph. 1:20; Col. 3:1; Heb. 1:3, 13; 8:1; 10:12–13; 12:2].”
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].

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Psalm 110

Of David. A psalm.

The Lord says(A) to my lord:[a]

“Sit at my right hand(B)
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”(C)

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

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Footnotes

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