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Psalms 109

Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 109 compared with King James Version 110

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Septuagint (Brenton, 1851)

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1A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
1The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2The Lord shall send out a rod of power for thee out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
2The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3With thee is dominion in the day of thy power, in the splendours of thy saints: I have begotten thee from the womb before the morning.
3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
4The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec.
4The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
5The Lord at thy right hand has dashed in pieces kings in the day of his wrath.
5The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
6He shall judge among the nations, he shall fill up [the number of] corpses, he shall crush the heads of many on the earth.
6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
7He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up the head.
7He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.