The scepter will not depart from Judah, or the staff from between his feet, until He whose right it is comes and the obedience of the peoples belongs to Him.

Why do the nations rebel and the peoples plot in vain?

"Let us tear off their chains and free ourselves from their restraints."

Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath:

I will declare the LORD's decree: He said to Me, "You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.

You will break them with a rod of iron; You will shatter them like pottery."

Serve the LORD with reverential awe, and rejoice with trembling.

May the kings of Tarshish and the coasts and islands bring tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

And let all kings bow down to him, all nations serve him.

On that day the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His resting place will be glorious.

Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; One will come from you to be ruler over Israel for Me. His origin is from antiquity, from eternity.

He will stand and shepherd [them] in the strength of Yahweh, in the majestic name of Yahweh His God. They will live securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

Then Jesus came near and said to them, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

For He must reign until He puts all His enemies under His feet.

He demonstrated [this power] in the Messiah by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavens--

And He put everything under His feet and appointed Him as head over everything for the church,

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow-- of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth--

and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

but about the Son: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

Now that He has gone into heaven, He is at God's right hand, with angels, authorities, and powers subjected to Him.

And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

For the king relies on the LORD; through the faithful love of the Most High he is not shaken.

You will make them [burn] like a fiery furnace when you appear; the LORD will engulf them in His wrath, and fire will devour them.

"And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

Therefore He said: "A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king and then return.

But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.'"