| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” | 1A Davidic psalm. This is the declaration of the LORD to my Lord:" Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool." |
| 2The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! | 2The LORD will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion. Rule over Your surrounding enemies. |
| 3Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth. | 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 And will not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.” | 4The LORD has sworn an oath and will not take it back:" Forever, You are a priest like Melchizedek." |
| 5The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath. | 5The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings on the day of His anger. |
| 6He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries. | 6He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses; He will crush leaders over the entire world. |
| 7He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; Therefore He shall lift up the head. | 7He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore, He will lift up His head. |
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