Psalm 110–112

Yahweh Gives Authority to His Messiah

110Of David. A psalm.^a

¹A declaration of Yahweh to my lord,

“Sit at my right hand

until I make your enemies your footstool.”

²Yahweh will send out your mighty scepter from Zion;

rule in the midst of your enemies.

³Your people will volunteer^b in the day of your power.^c

In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,

you will have the dew of your youth.^d

⁴Yahweh has sworn and he will not change his mind,

“You are a priest forever

according to the manner of Melchizedek.”

⁵O Lord, at your right hand

he will shatter kings in the day of his anger.

⁶He will judge among the nations;

he will fill them with corpses.

He will shatter the rulers^e of many countries.

⁷He will drink from the stream by the road;

therefore he will lift up his head.

Praise to God for His Work and Commands

111Praise Yah!^a

I will give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart,

in the assembly of the upright and the congregation.

²The works of Yahweh are great,

studied^b by all who delight in them.

³Full of splendor and majesty is his work,

and his righteousness endures forever.

⁴He has made his wonders to be remembered;^c

Yahweh is gracious and compassionate.

⁵He gives food to those who fear him;

he remembers his covenant forever.

⁶He has declared the power of his works for his people,

by giving to them the inheritance of the nations.

⁷The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice;

all his precepts are reliable.

⁸They are sustained forever and ever,

done with faithfulness and uprightness.

⁹He has sent redemption to his people;

he has commanded his covenant forever;

holy and fearful is his name.

¹⁰The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom;

all who do them^d have a good understanding.

His praise endures forever.

The Path of the Righteous and the Path of the Wicked

112Praise Yah!^a

Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh;

he takes great delight in his commands.

²His descendants^b will be mighty in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed.

³Wealth and riches are in his house,

and his righteousness endures forever.

⁴His light rises in the darkness for the upright;

he is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

⁵It goes well for a man who is gracious and lends,

who conducts his business properly.^c

⁶For he will not be shaken forever;

the righteous will be remembered forever.^d

⁷He is not afraid of bad news;

his heart is steadfast, secure^e in Yahweh.

⁸His heart is sustained; he will not be afraid,

until he looks in triumph on his enemies.

⁹He gives lavishly^f to the needy;

his righteousness endures forever.

His horn rises high in honor.

¹⁰The wicked^g sees it and is vexed.

He gnashes his teeth and becomes weak.^h

The desire of the wickedⁱ perishes.