| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. | 1A Davidic psalm. This is the declaration of the LORD to my Lord:" Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool." |
| 2The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. | 2The LORD will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion. Rule over Your surrounding enemies. |
| 3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. | 3Your people will volunteer on Your day of battle. In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, the dew of Your youth belongs to You. |
| 4The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. | 4The LORD has sworn an oath and will not take it back:" Forever, You are a priest like Melchizedek." |
| 5The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. | 5The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings on the day of His anger. |
| 6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. | 6He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses; He will crush leaders over the entire world. |
| 7He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head. | 7He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore, He will lift up His head. |
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