| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 1A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” | 1Of David. A psalm. The LORD says to my lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." |
| 2The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! | 2The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of your enemies!" |
| 3Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth. | 3Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you like dew from the morning's womb. |
| 4The LORD has sworn And will not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.” | 4The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." |
| 5The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath. | 5The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath. |
| 6He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries. | 6He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth. |
| 7He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; Therefore He shall lift up the head. | 7He will drink from a brook along the way, and so he will lift his head high. |
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