Psalm 110/Translation/Text

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לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר	1	A psalm by David.
נְאֻ֤ם יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לַֽאדֹנִ֗י		YHWH’s oracle to my lord:
שֵׁ֥ב לִֽימִינִ֑י		“Sit at my right side,
עַד־אָשִׁ֥ית אֹ֝יְבֶ֗יךָ הֲדֹ֣ם לְרַגְלֶֽיךָ׃		until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
מַטֵּֽה־עֻזְּךָ֗ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְ֭הוָה מִצִּיּ֑וֹן	2	YHWH will extend your strong staff from Zion.
רְ֝דֵ֗ה בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃		Rule among the midst of your enemies!
עַמְּךָ֣ נְדָבֹת֮ בְּי֪וֹם חֵ֫ילֶ֥ךָ	3	Your people will be willing on the day you manifest your power.
בְּֽהַדְרֵי־קֹ֭דֶשׁ מֵרֶ֣חֶם מִשְׁחָ֑ר		On holy mountains, from the womb of dawn,
לְ֝ךָ֗ טַ֣ל יַלְדֻתֶֽיךָ׃		The dew, your young men, [will come] into your possession.
נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָ֨ה ׀ וְלֹ֥א יִנָּחֵ֗ם	4	YHWH has sworn, and he will not change his mind:
אַתָּֽה־כֹהֵ֥ן לְעוֹלָ֑ם		“You are forever a priest
עַל־דִּ֝בְרָתִ֗י מַלְכִּי־צֶֽדֶק׃		just like Melchizedek.”
אֲדֹנָ֥י עַל־יְמִֽינְךָ֑	5	The Lord at your right side
מָחַ֖ץ בְּיוֹם־אַפּ֣וֹ מְלָכִֽים׃		smashed kings on the day his anger was unleashed.
יָדִ֣ין בַּ֭גּוֹיִם מָלֵ֣א גְוִיּ֑וֹת	6	He will rule among the nations whom he filled with corpses.
מָ֥חַץ רֹ֝֗אשׁ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ רַבָּֽה׃		He smashed heads across the wide world.
מִ֭נַּחַל בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה	7	He will drink from a wadi on the campaign.
עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן יָרִ֥ים רֹֽאשׁ׃		Therefore, he will lift [his] head.