This is the declaration of the Lord
to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.Ӡ
2The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion.
Rule† over your surrounding† enemies.†
3Your people will volunteer
on your day of battle.† †
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
the dew of your youth belongs to you.† †
4The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back:
“You are a priest forever
according to the pattern of Melchizedek.Ӡ
5The Lord is at your right hand;
he will crush kings on the day of his anger.†
6He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses;†
he will crush leaders over the entire world.†
7He will drink from the brook by the road;†
therefore, he will lift up his head.†
