1The LORD said to my lord,
'You shall sit You shall sit: or Sit at my right hand
when Or until or while I make your enemies the footstool under your feet.' 2When the LORD from Zion hands you the sceptre, the symbol of your power,
march forth through the ranks of Or reign in the midst of your enemies. 3At birth At birth: or On the day of your power you were endowed with princely gifts
and you were ... and: or your people offered themselves willingly; meaning of Heb uncertain resplendent Or apparelled in holiness.
You have shone with the dew of youth since your mother bore you. 4The LORD has sworn and will not change his purpose:
'You are a priest for ever,
in the succession of Melchizedek.' 5The Lord at your right hand
has broken kings in the day of his anger. 6So the king in his majesty So ... majesty: possible rdg, Heb full of corpses, he crushed, sovereign of a mighty land,
will punish nations So ... nations: or He shall punish the nations— heaps of corpses, broken heads— over a wide expanse; 7he will drink from the torrent beside the path
and therefore will hold his head high.