Psalm 110
The full text of Psalm 110 in the Trinity Bible Version — clear modern English, translated from the original Hebrew. Free to read.
A psalm of David.
1 The LORD says to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool."
2 The LORD sends forth from Zion
your mighty scepter.
Rule in the midst of your enemies!
3 Your people will offer themselves freely
on the day of your power,
in holy garments;
from the womb of the morning,
the dew of your youth will be yours.
4 The LORD has sworn
and will not change his mind,
"You are a priest forever
after the order of Melchizedek."
5 The Lord is at your right hand;
he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
6 He will execute judgment among the nations,
filling them with corpses;
he will shatter chiefs
over the wide earth.
7 He will drink from the brook by the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.
Translation notes (2)
- Psalm 110:3a This is extremely difficult Hebrew. It literally possibly means: "In holy splendors, from the womb of dawn, to you the dew of your youth." This likely refers to the king's army or priestly consecration.
- Psalm 110:4a Hebrew al-divrati malki-tsedeq, literally 'according to the manner of Melchizedek', unites royal and priestly offices in one figure, recalling the priest-king of Salem who blessed Abram in Genesis 14:18. Melchizedek appears nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible, and this verse becomes the foundation for the argument of Hebrews 5-7 that a legitimate priesthood exists outside the line of Aaron.
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