1 ¶ The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

The Lord says to my Lord, “Sit at My right side, for those who hate You will be a place to rest Your feet.”

2 T he LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion; rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

The Lord will send out Your strength from Zion, saying, “Rule in front of those who hate You.”

3 T hy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauty of holiness; as the dew which falls from the womb of the morning, thus shall those who are thine be born unto thee.

Your people will be willing to help in the day of Your power. Your young men will be dressed in holy clothes. They will come to You like water on the grass in the early morning.

4 T he LORD has sworn and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a Religious Leader forever, in the same way as Melchizedek.”

5 ¶ The Lord at thy right hand shall smite the kings in the day of his wrath.

The Lord is at Your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of His anger.

6 H e shall judge among the Gentiles; he shall fill their places with dead bodies; he shall wound the head over much of the earth.

He will say who is guilty or not among the nations. He will fill them with dead bodies. He will crush the leaders of many lands.

7 H e shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore he shall lift up his head.

He will drink from the river on the way. And so He will lift up His head.