This Psalm I take to be Jehovah's, and the Jewish Remnant's testimony of, and consideration concerning Christ; but in spirit David speaks the word of the Remnant all through. Only first the testimony of Jehovah to what He was in spite of and upon His rejection-David's Son He might be, that all preeminence might be His, but David's Lord also. This then was Jehovah's mind, on His rejection, concerning Christ the Anointed One, "Sit thou on my right hand till"—the times and seasons of that "till" were no part of Christ's mediatorial office; the rod of His power should be sent forth out of Jerusalem—Zion. When He was rejected He would rule among His enemies-this would be all enemies of the Jewish people, not, I believe, Antichrist. His people who rejected Him should then be "willingnesses" in the day of his power—in glories of holiness, according to resurrection power, i.e., in Him, as we (another) from above—they (me-rechem mish-char) "from the womb of the morning"; there the stop is by accent. "To thee shall be" (surely is) "the dew of thy youth," i.e., I take it, the new-born Israelites, the Remnant in this character of holiness, and freshness, shall be to Him, "Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children." The glory of the Jewish people, new born, would hang upon, rather than the old descend (though that were, in one sense, of honor as the only true One) upon Him. He is then, in the power of an endless life, constituted Priest forever, after the order of Melchisedek, not exercised in this office till the day of His power. Then comes the recognition of the Remnant—this Christ is Adonai, at the right hand of the Father—Adonai, the name of God in power " Christ, the power," etc., at Thy right hand, shall wound even kings in the day of His wrath; compare Psa. 2, which also constituted Him Priest. It is still heathen, Jewish enemies, not, as I observed, Antichrist—unholy power. I do not know why it is put "heads," nor that Rosh (head) is a collective noun—I should say "the chief of a great mighty land." "He shall drink of the brook," He shall receive supplies of grace, He shall humble Himself but be refreshed in His humiliation. Therefore He shall be exalted, "shall lift up the head." How true all this was, I need not say. It is a sort of answer to Psa. 109
We have, on the rejection of Messiah, the answer of Jehovah, and Christ recognized, in the midst of all this suffering and rejection, by His Spirit even in the mouth of the most exalted of Israel and of all Israel, as Lord. David in Spirit calls Him "Lord." Foes He had found plenty, the same as all—for His love they were His adversaries—but He was to sit at the right hand of Jehovah until His enemies were made His footstool. Thereafter the Lord would send the rod of His power out of Zion—He should rule, instead of suffer, among His enemies. His people should be willing, not in the day of His humiliation, but of His power.
We should learn from this verse partly, how the Spirit of Christ speaks in assuming the people's or the saint's or the Remnant's interest, because it speaks of Christ here as " My Lord " in Person, quod nota bene, for it makes it and the identification more remarkable.
3. " The dew of thy youth"—this is, I apprehend, the progeny given Him in Israel instead of fathers in that day.
4. Moreover "Jehovah hath sworn," He shall be a Priest after the order of Melchisedek. He does not say He is on high—that was not Melchisedek's place—but a royal priesthood of the Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, though the title of His life is such, "on high."
Further, there is a day of Adonai's wrath, as well as power, "He shall smite through kings in the day of his wrath."
In that day, "He shall judge" also "among the heathen"—wide shall be His empire, powerful and decisive His judgment. "He shall smite" not only many leaving there their carcases, but the haughty "head of a great country." I used to think this was Antichrist, but it does not appear to me certain that it is not Gog, for he is exercising apparently his authority rather amongst the Jews than with the saints. One may inquire more of both, for both are true, but it is rather, I conceive, Antichrist.
7. He shall be humbled, in dependence on the refreshings of God in the way, therefore shall He lift it up. The other had exalted it, and he shall be brought low.
Such is the proposed glory of Messiah as such, as Jehovah's answer to His adversaries' betrayal and humilitation. One cannot exclude Antichrist without further inquiry, however.
The three Psalms which follow are the joint Hallelujah upon these things.