¹Yahweh said to my Lord, the Messiah:

“Sit with me as enthroned ruler

while I subdue your every enemy.

They will bow low before you

as I make them a footstool for your feet.”

²Messiah, I know God himself will establish your kingdom

as you reign in Zion-glory.

For he says to you, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”

³Your people will be your love offerings.

In the day of your mighty power you will be exalted,

and in the brightness of your holy ones you will shine

as an army arising from the womb of the dawn,

anointed with the dew of your youth!

⁴Yahweh has taken a solemn oath

and will never back away from it, saying,

“You are a priest for eternity, after the manner of Melchizedek!”

⁵The Lord stands in full authority to shatter to pieces[#110:5 The Hebrew word used here for “Lord” is Adonai or Adonay . It is the plural form of Adhon . Jesus is called Lord of lords, and we are the lords that he is Lord over. We are seated at his right hand (Benjamin) to rule with him.]

the kings who stand against you

on the day he displays his terrible wrath.

⁶He will judge every rebellious nation,

filling their battlefields with corpses,

and will shatter the strongholds of ruling powers.

⁷Yet he himself will drink from his inheritance

as from a flowing brook;

refreshed by love he will stand victorious!