1 A Psalm of David. The affirmation of Jehovah to my Lord: `Sit at My right hand, Till 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 rod of thy strength doth Jehovah send from Zion, Rule 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 free-will gifts in the day of Thy strength, in the honours of holiness, From the womb, from the morning, Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

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 J ehovah hath sworn, and doth not repent, `Thou a priest to the age, According to 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 T he Lord on thy right hand smote kings In the day of His anger.

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

6 H e doth judge among the nations, He hath completed the carcases, Hath smitten the head over the mighty 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 F rom a brook in the way he drinketh, Therefore he doth lift up the head!

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