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Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.

Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC) The Close-but-clear translation (CBC) exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text according to how we understand its syntax and word-to-phrase-level semantics. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone translation or base text, but as a supplement to Layer-by-Layer materials to help users make full use of these resources.
לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר	1a	A psalm by David.
נְאֻ֤ם יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לַֽאדֹנִ֗י	1b	YHWH’s oracle to my lord:
שֵׁ֥ב לִֽימִינִ֑י	1c	“Sit at my right side,
עַד־אָשִׁ֥ית אֹ֝יְבֶ֗יךָ הֲדֹ֣ם לְרַגְלֶֽיךָ׃	1d	until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
מַטֵּֽה־עֻזְּךָ֗ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְ֭הוָה מִצִּיּ֑וֹן	2a	YHWH will extend your strong staff from Zion.
רְ֝דֵ֗ה בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃	2b	Rule among your enemies!
עַמְּךָ֣ נְדָבֹת֮ בְּי֪וֹם חֵ֫ילֶ֥ךָ	3a	Your people will be willing on the day manifest you your power.
בְּֽהַדְרֵי־קֹ֭דֶשׁ מֵרֶ֣חֶם מִשְׁחָ֑ר	3b	On holy mountains, from the womb of dawn,
לְ֝ךָ֗ טַ֣ל יַלְדֻתֶֽיךָ׃	3c	The dew, your young men, come] [will into your possession.
נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָ֨ה ׀ וְלֹ֥א יִנָּחֵ֗ם	4a	YHWH has sworn, and he will not change his mind:
אַתָּֽה־כֹהֵ֥ן לְעוֹלָ֑ם	4b	“You are forever a priest
עַל־דִּ֝בְרָתִ֗י מַלְכִּי־צֶֽדֶק׃	4c	just like Melchizedek.”
אֲדֹנָ֥י עַל־יְמִֽינְךָ֑	5a	The Lord at your right side
מָחַ֖ץ בְּיוֹם־אַפּ֣וֹ מְלָכִֽים׃	5b	smashed kings on the day his anger unleashed. was
יָדִ֣ין בַּ֭גּוֹיִם מָלֵ֣א גְוִיּ֑וֹת	6a	He will rule among the nations whom he filled with corpses.
מָ֥חַץ רֹ֝֗אשׁ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ רַבָּֽה׃	6b	He smashed heads across the wide world.
מִ֭נַּחַל בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה	7a	He will drink from a wadi on the campaign.
עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן יָרִ֥ים רֹֽאשׁ׃	7b	Therefore, he will lift [his] head.

Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.

Speaker	Structure At-a-Glance	Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC) The Close-but-clear translation (CBC) exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text according to how we understand its syntax and word-to-phrase-level semantics. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone translation or base text, but as a supplement to Layer-by-Layer materials to help users make full use of these resources.	Addressee
		לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר	1a	A psalm by David.

David	YHWH's Declaration	נְאֻ֤ם יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לַֽאדֹנִ֗י	1b	YHWH’s oracle to my lord:	King
YHWH	YHWH's Declaration	שֵׁ֥ב לִֽימִינִ֑י	1c	“Sit at my right side,
YHWH		עַד־אָשִׁ֥ית אֹ֝יְבֶ֗יךָ הֲדֹ֣ם לְרַגְלֶֽיךָ׃	1d	until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
David		מַטֵּֽה־עֻזְּךָ֗ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְ֭הוָה מִצִּיּ֑וֹן	2a	YHWH will extend your strong staff from Zion.
		רְ֝דֵ֗ה בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃	2b	Rule among your enemies!
		עַמְּךָ֣ נְדָבֹת֮ בְּי֪וֹם חֵ֫ילֶ֥ךָ	3a	Your people will be willing on the day manifest you your power.
		בְּֽהַדְרֵי־קֹ֭דֶשׁ מֵרֶ֣חֶם מִשְׁחָ֑ר	3b	On holy mountains, from the womb of dawn,
		לְ֝ךָ֗ טַ֣ל יַלְדֻתֶֽיךָ׃	3c	The dew, your young men, come] [will into your possession.

	YHWH's Confirmation	נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָ֨ה ׀ וְלֹ֥א יִנָּחֵ֗ם	4a	YHWH has sworn, and he will not change his mind:
YHWH	YHWH's Confirmation	אַתָּֽה־כֹהֵ֥ן לְעוֹלָ֑ם	4b	“You are forever a priest
YHWH		עַל־דִּ֝בְרָתִ֗י מַלְכִּי־צֶֽדֶק׃	4c	just like Melchizedek.”
David		אֲדֹנָ֥י עַל־יְמִֽינְךָ֑	5a	The Lord at your right side
		מָחַ֖ץ בְּיוֹם־אַפּ֣וֹ מְלָכִֽים׃	5b	smashed kings on the day his anger unleashed. was
		יָדִ֣ין בַּ֭גּוֹיִם מָלֵ֣א גְוִיּ֑וֹת	6a	He will rule among the nations whom he filled with corpses.
		מָ֥חַץ רֹ֝֗אשׁ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ רַבָּֽה׃	6b	He smashed heads across the wide world.
		מִ֭נַּחַל בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה	7a	He will drink from a wadi on the campaign.
		עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן יָרִ֥ים רֹֽאשׁ׃	7b	Therefore, he will lift [his] head.

Expanded paraphrase The expanded paraphrase seeks to capture the implicit information within the text and make it explicit for readers today. It is based on the CBC translation and uses italic text to provide the most salient background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences.

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Psalm 110 Text

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Sit at my right side

Psalm 110

Read and Listen to Psalm 110

Text Only (Hebrew and English) The text below is divided according to the psalm's poetic lines. For additional information, see our Poetic Structure layer.

Structure Overlay Below, the text has been overlaid with our summary structural analysis. For details on the structure, see the Structure At-a-Glance here.

Expanded paraphrase The expanded paraphrase seeks to capture the implicit information within the text and make it explicit for readers today. It is based on the CBC translation and uses italic text to provide the most salient background information, presuppositions, entailments, and inferences.

Participant Tracking Text Participant Analysis focuses on the characters in the psalm and asks, “Who are the main participants (or characters) in this psalm, and what are they saying or doing? Our full analysis can be found in the Participant Analysis layer.