1 This is the declaration of the Lord to my Lord:

“Sit at my right hand

until I make your enemies your footstool.”u

2 The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion.

RuleE over your surroundingF enemies.v

3 Your people will volunteer

on your day of battle.G,w

In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,

the dew of your youth belongs to you.H,x

4 The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back:

“You are a priest forever

according to the pattern of Melchizedek.”y

5 The Lord is at your right hand;

he will crush kings on the day of his anger.z

6 He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses;aa

he will crush leaders over the entire world.ab

7 He will drink from the brook by the road;ac

therefore, he will lift up his head.ad