The Priestly King
A Davidic psalm.
1This is the declaration of the Lord
to my Lord:
“Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool.” Mt 22:44; Mk 12:36; Lk 20:42-43; Ac 2:34-35; 1Co 15:25; Heb 1:13
2The Lord will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion.
Rule One Hb ms, LXX, Tg read You will rule over Your surrounding Lit Rule in the midst of Your enemies. Ps 45:6; Ezk 19:14
3Your people will volunteer
on Your day of battle. Lit power Jdg 5:2
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
the dew of Your youth belongs to You. Hb obscure 1Ch 16:29; Ps 96:9
4The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back:
“Forever, You are a priest
like Melchizedek.” Gn 14:18; Heb 5:6,10; 7:17,21
5The Lord is at Your right hand;
He will crush kings on the day of His anger. Ps 16:8; 68:14
6He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses; Is 66:24; Rv 19:17-18
He will crush leaders over the entire world. Ps 68:21
7He will drink from the brook by the road; Jdg 7:5-6
therefore, He will lift up His head. Ps 27:6
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