Psalm 110 110 Psalms Book 5 unfoldingWord® Simplified Text God’s Faithful Messiah (Genesis 14:17–24; Hebrews 5:1–10)
1 UST David wrote this psalm. Yahweh said to my lord,“Sit{ here,} close to me, in the place of highest honor until I completely defeat your enemies and make them{ like} a stool for your feet!” BSB BSB: A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
2 UST Yahweh will extend your powerful kingdom from Zion{ to other lands}; you are to rule over all your enemies. BSB BSB: The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
3 UST When you lead your army into battle, your people will offer themselves freely{ to join your army}. The way that they are completely devoted to you will be beautiful. You will be as strong as you were as a young man every day, as surely as the dew comes that waters the earth every morning. BSB BSB: Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
4 UST Yahweh has made a solemn promise and he will never change his mind{ about it};{ he said to the king,}“You are an eternal priest in the way that Melchizedek was a priest.” BSB BSB: The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
5 UST The Lord fights for you; when he becomes angry, he defeats many kings. BSB BSB: The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
6 UST He will punish the people of many nations; he will cause many{ enemy soldiers} to fall dead, with crushed heads, all over a broad land. BSB BSB: He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
7 UST But the king will drink from the stream alongside the road; because of{ all} this, he will be victorious. BSB BSB: He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore He will lift up His head.
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