¹The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for you.”[#110:1 “My Lord”: by the time of the New Testament this was applied to the Messiah, but it is not made explicit in the text here. (See for example Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44).; #110:1. “Footstool”: A symbol of submission.]

²The Lord will expand your royal power from Zion; you will rule over your enemies.

³Your people willingly follow you on the day when your power is revealed on the holy mountains, renewed in strength every morning like dew at dawn.[#110:3. This verse has many problems in translation, particularly at the end. Literally: “from the womb from the dawn to you the dew of our youth.”]

⁴The Lord has made a vow he will not break: “You are a priest forever, following the order of Melchizedek.”

⁵The Lord stands right beside you to support you; he will strike down kings in his anger.

⁶He will execute judgment on the nations, filling their lands with corpses. He will strike down those who rule all over the earth.

⁷He will drink from streams beside the path. Therefore he will be victorious.[#110:7. Referring to the king that is made explicit in verse 2, not the Lord God.; #110:7. In other words the king will be refreshed.; #110:7. “Therefore”: probably meaning for all the reasons cited in the psalm.]