Psalm 110 (KJV With Strong's) - Bible Truth Library

(Title.)This Psalm was probably composed by David after Nathan's prophetic address; and, from the grandeur of the subject and the sublimity of the expressions, it is evident that it can only refer, as the ancient Jews fully acknowledged, to the royal dignity, priesthood, victories, and triumphs of the MESSIAH.The Lord.

Psa. 8:1• ¹<<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.>> O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. (Psa. 8:1)

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Matt. 22:42‑46• ⁴²Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
⁴³He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
⁴⁴The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
⁴⁵If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
⁴⁶And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. (Matt. 22:42‑46)

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Mark 12:35‑37• ³⁵And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
³⁶For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
³⁷David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. (Mark 12:35‑37)

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Luke 22:41• ⁴¹And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, (Luke 22:41)

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Mark 16:19• ¹⁹So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. (Mark 16:19)

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Acts 2:34• ³⁴For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, (Acts 2:34)

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Eph. 1:20‑22• ²⁰Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
²¹Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
²²And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, (Eph. 1:20‑22)

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Heb. 12:2• ²Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Heb. 12:2)

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1 Peter 3:22• ²²Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him. (1 Peter 3:22)

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Psa. 2:6‑9• ⁶Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
⁷I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
⁸Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
⁹Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. (Psa. 2:6‑9)

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Psa. 45:6‑7• ⁶Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
⁷Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (Psa. 45:6‑7)

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1 Cor. 15:25• ²⁵For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. (1 Cor. 15:25)

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Heb. 1:3,13• ³Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
¹³But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? (Heb. 1:3,13)

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Heb. 10:12‑13• ¹²But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
¹³From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. (Heb. 10:12‑13)

• Book 5, Series 1. Gog attacks Israel. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• In Psalm 109 Christ is remembered in His humiliation; in Psalm 110 He is seen in His exaltation. This psalm is the divine answer to the cry of the preceding psalm. Upon resurrection the Lord Jesus is seen as ascended into the heavens according to the will of God (vs. 1). See also Acts 2:32-35, Heb. 10:12-13. (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

• In this psalm God speaks for Christ, in answer to the prayer of Psalms 109. Thus while Psalms 109, unfolds God’s ways with Christ in humiliation, Psalms 110 presents God’s purpose for Christ in exaltation. (“Psalms 110” by H. Smith)

• In the days of Christ’s humiliation men spoke against Christ with a lying tongue; they fought against Christ without a cause, and “persecuted the poor and needy man” (Psa. 109:2-3; 16). God’s answer is to exalt Christ to the place of supreme power in heaven, there to wait until His enemies are made His footstool, when He will have the place of supreme power on earth. (“Psalms 110” by H. Smith)

• It is more frequently cited by New Testament writers than any other single portion of Scripture. It is quoted in each of the synoptic gospels to prove that David’s son will be David’s Lord (Matt. 22:43-44; Mark 12:36-37); Luke 20:42-43). It is quoted by Peter in Acts 2:34-35, to prove the exaltation of Christ; by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:25, to enforce the fact that all Christ’s enemies will be annulled. In Hebrews 1:13, it is used to prove the superiority of Christ over angels; in Hebrews 5:6, to prove His Melchizedek priesthood; in Hebrews 7:17-21, to prove the unchangeable character of His priesthood, and in Hebrews 10:13, to prove His present waiting attitude. (“Psalms 110” by H. Smith)

• This is where He has been through this present period of grace (approximately 2000 years). But He who was rejected now reigns, and that publicly. His people who once rejected Him are “willing” (being restored to Him) in this the day of His power. Christ is viewed as King ruling “out of Zion” (vs. 2-3). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

• (vv. 2-4) The verses that follow unfold God’s purpose for Christ. God has decreed that He shall rule from Zion in the midst of His enemies. In the very scene of His humiliation, and man’s hostility, His power will be displayed. (“Psalms 110” by H. Smith)

• Ps. 110:1 gives us the answer to Christ having glorified God perfectly all through His earthly path, taking only that refreshment that came, as He passed along (v. 7). (“Hunt’s Sayings - 294” by R. Hunt)

J. N. Darby Translation

Psalm of David. Jehovah saidc unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put thine enemies as footstool of thy feet.

JND Translation Notes

As Gen. 22.16; Ps. 36.1.