Parallel Verses

King James Version

The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,
Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Holman Bible

The Lord will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion.
Rule over Your surrounding enemies.

International Standard Version

When the LORD extends your mighty scepter from Zion, rule in the midst of your enemies.

A Conservative Version

LORD will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion. Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

American Standard Version

Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

Amplified


The Lord will send the scepter of Your strength from Zion, saying,
“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Darby Translation

Jehovah shall send the sceptre of thy might out of Zion: rule in the midst of thine enemies.

Julia Smith Translation

The rod of thy strength will Jehovah send out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

King James 2000

The LORD shall send the rod of your strength out of Zion: rule you in the midst of your enemies.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh will send out your mighty scepter from Zion; rule in the midst of your enemies.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion; rule in the midst of Your enemies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD shall send the rod of thy power out of Zion; be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies.

NET Bible

The Lord extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

New Heart English Bible

The LORD will send forth the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies.

The Emphasized Bible

Thy sceptre of strength, will Yahweh extend out of Zion, Tread thou down, in the midst of thy foes.

Webster

The LORD will send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies.

World English Bible

Yahweh will send forth the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies.

Youngs Literal Translation

The rod of thy strength doth Jehovah send from Zion, Rule in the midst of thine enemies.

Context Readings

The Priestly King

1 {A Psalm of David.} The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3 Thy 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.


Cross References

Exodus 7:19

And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

Exodus 8:5

And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

Psalm 2:8-9

Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Psalm 22:28-29

For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.

Psalm 45:5-6

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

Psalm 72:8

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 2:3

And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 48:17

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

Ezekiel 19:14

And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

Ezekiel 47:1

Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

Daniel 7:13-14

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Micah 4:2

And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Micah 7:14

Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Acts 2:34-37

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

1 Corinthians 1:23-24

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

1 Thessalonians 2:13

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

1 Peter 1:12

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

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