Study Desk

A Davidic psalm.

This is the declaration of the Lord to my Lord: "Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool."^(a)

The Lord will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion. Rule^[a] over Your surrounding^[b] enemies.^(b)

Your people will volunteer on Your day of battle.^[c](c) In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, the dew of Your youth belongs to You.^[d](d)

The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back: "Forever, You are a priest like Melchizedek."^(e)

The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings on the day of His anger.^(f)

He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses;^(g) He will crush leaders over the entire world.^(h)

He will drink from the brook by the road;⁽ⁱ⁾ therefore, He will lift up His head.^(j)

Hallelujah!^[a] I will praise the Lord with all my heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.^(a)

The Lord 's works are great, studied by all who delight in them.^(b)

All that He does is splendid and majestic;^(c) His righteousness endures forever.^(d)

He has caused His wonderful works to be remembered.^(e) The Lord is gracious and compassionate.^(f)

He has provided food for those who fear Him;^(g) He remembers His covenant forever.^(h)

He has shown His people the power of His works by giving them the inheritance of the nations.⁽ⁱ⁾

The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His instructions are trustworthy.^(j)

They are established forever and ever, enacted in truth and in what is right.^(k)

He has sent redemption to His people.^(l) He has ordained His covenant forever. His name is holy and awe-inspiring.^(m)

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;⁽ⁿ⁾ all who follow His instructions^[b] have good insight.^(o) His praise endures forever.^(p)