לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר
נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי עַד אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ | 1 | Of David, a psalm a proclamation of יְהוָה to my Lord Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool |
מַטֵּה עֻזְּךָ יִשְׁלַח יְהוָה מִצִּיּוֹן
רְדֵה בְּקֶרֶב אֹיְבֶיךָ | 2 | יְהוָה will send the rod of your strength out of Zion rule within and among your enemies |
עַמְּךָ נְדָבֹת בְּיוֹם חֵילֶךָ
בְּהַדְרֵי קֹדֶשׁ מֵרֶחֶם מִשְׁחָר לְךָ טַל יַלְדֻתֶיךָ | 3 | your people are willing in the day of your weal in the honour of holiness from the womb of the dawn to you the dew of your childhood |
נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה וְלֹא יִנָּחֵם
אַתָּה כֹהֵן לְעוֹלָם עַל דִּבְרָתִי מַלְכִּי צֶדֶק | 4 | יְהוָה has sworn and without a sigh you are a priest forever by the word of Melchizedek |
אֲדֹנָי עַל יְמִינְךָ
מָחַץ בְּיוֹם אַפּוֹ מְלָכִים | 5 | my Lord is at your right hand he will wound kings in the day of his anger |
יָדִין בַּגּוֹיִם
מָלֵא גְוִיּוֹת מָחַץ רֹאשׁ עַל אֶרֶץ רַבָּה | 6 | he will advocate among the nations a fullness of bodies he will wound greatly a head on earth |
מִנַּחַל בַּדֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּה
עַל כֵּן יָרִים רֹאשׁ | 7 | he will imbibe from the torrent in the way therefore he will lift a head high |
Notes by verse
| 1 | [Matthew 22:44, Acts 2:34-35, Hebrews 1:13, 10:12-13, 1 Peter 3:22] |
| 3 | weal, חיל (xyl), or wealth or force, both of which I have used in other verses. The חיל of Egypt is destroyed in the sea. The parallels expressing womb and youth suggests a birthing image. The archaic weal (e.g. as in common weal) can be used to mean both wealth and hurt as in the birth process. |
| 4 | [Hebrews 5:6, 7:17, 21] |
Keywords in relative order
| Word and gloss * first usage | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Vs | Stem |
לאדני to my Lord
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לימיני at my right hand
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איביך your enemies
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| 1 | איב | ||||||
איביך your enemies
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ביום in the day of
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מלכי Melchi-
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| 4 | מלך | ||||||
אדני my Lord
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ימינך your right hand
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מחץ he will wound
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| 5 | מחץ | ||||||
ביום in the day of
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מלכים kings
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מחץ he will wound
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ראשׁ a head
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| 6 | ראשׁ | ||||||
ראשׁ a head
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| 7 | ראשׁ |
There is a superb Korean recording of the Handel Dixit Dominus - but it is too slow to load. The other performances that I 'saw' were too out of tune to begin to 'listen to'. Here is the same choir doing De torrente in via bibet, propterea exaltabit caput and the Gloria. It is superb.
This psalm is pivotal to the understanding of the Anointed (remember the oil of Psalm 109 and anticipate the dew of Psalm 133). נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה וְלֹא יִנָּחֵם - Hashem has sworn and 'will not repent'. Imagine reading this and hearing (the ear being open you would not have to try to 'figure it out') what would satisfy the desire for good that is in the root and branch of creation. The satisfaction (of God) would be that there was one who loved as he loved, one who loves as he loves, one who gives self to that love in the magnificence of the covenant love that is from the beginning. The earthling seeing this anointed one would confirm that it was (we may say) satisfactory. The act of seeing gives life and healing and allows the giving of self to the same covenant love that is from the beginning.| Psalms 110 | Fn | Min | Max | Syll | ||
| לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר נְאֻ֤ם יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לַֽאדֹנִ֗י שֵׁ֥ב לִֽימִינִ֑י עַד־אָשִׁ֥ית אֹ֝יְבֶ֗יךָ הֲדֹ֣ם לְרַגְלֶֽיךָ | 1 | Of David a psalm, an oracle of Yahweh to my Lord. Sit at my right hand, till I set your enemies as your footstool. | 3e | 4C | 5 11 12 | |
| מַטֵּֽה־עֻזְּךָ֗ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְ֭הוָה מִצִּיּ֑וֹן רְ֝דֵ֗ה בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֹיְבֶֽיךָ | 2 | Yahweh will send the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule within and among your enemies. | 3e | 4B | 11 8 | |
| עַמְּךָ֣ נְדָבֹת֮ בְּי֪וֹם חֵ֫ילֶ֥ךָ בְּֽהַדְרֵי־קֹ֭דֶשׁ מֵרֶ֣חֶם מִשְׁחָ֑ר לְ֝ךָ֗ טַ֣ל יַלְדֻתֶֽיךָ | 3 | Your people are willing in the day of your weal. In the honour of holiness from the womb of the dawn, yours is the dew of your childhood. | 3d | 4B | 10 9 7 | |
| נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָ֨ה ׀ וְלֹ֥א יִנָּחֵ֗ם אַתָּֽה־כֹהֵ֥ן לְעוֹלָ֑ם עַל־דִּ֝בְרָתִ֗י מַלְכִּי־צֶֽדֶק | 4 | Yahweh has sworn and without a sigh, You are a priest forever, by the word of Melchizedek. | 3e | 4C | 16 7 | |
| אֲדֹנָ֥י עַל־יְמִֽינְךָ֑ מָחַ֖ץ בְּיוֹם־אַפּ֣וֹ מְלָכִֽים | 5 | My Lord is at your right hand. He will wound kings in the day of his anger. | 3e | 4B | 7 9 | |
| יָדִ֣ין בַּ֭גּוֹיִם מָלֵ֣א גְוִיּ֑וֹת מָ֥חַץ רֹ֝֗אשׁ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ רַבָּֽה | 6 | He will advocate among the nations, a fullness of bodies. He will wound exceedingly a head on earth. | 3e | 4B | 10 8 | |
| מִ֭נַּחַל בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן יָרִ֥ים רֹֽאשׁ | 7 | g | He will imbibe from the torrent in the way. Therefore he will lift a head high. | 3e | 4B | 8 5 |
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