The Priestly King
A psalm of David.
1This is the declaration of the Lord
to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.”
2The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion.
Rule over your surrounding enemies.
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 has sworn an oath and will not take it back:
“You are a priest forever
according to the pattern of Melchizedek.”
5The Lord is at your right hand;
he will crush kings on the day of his anger.
6He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses;
he will crush leaders over the entire world.
7He will drink from the brook by the road;
therefore, he will lift up his head.