Psalm 110/Text/Lines
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 you manifest your power. |
| בְּֽהַדְרֵי־קֹ֭דֶשׁ מֵרֶ֣חֶם מִשְׁחָ֑ר | 3b | On holy mountains, from the womb of dawn, |
| לְ֝ךָ֗ טַ֣ל יַלְדֻתֶֽיךָ׃ | 3c | The dew, your young men, [will come] 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 was unleashed. |
| 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. |