CHRIST IS LORD

Passage: Psalms 110:1-7

Key verse: 1

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Psalm 110
Of David. A psalm.

1 The Lord says(A) to my lord:[a]

“Sit at my right hand(B)
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”(C)

2 The Lord will extend your mighty scepter(D) from Zion,(E) saying,
    “Rule(F) in the midst of your enemies!”
3 Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,(G)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.[b](H)

4 The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:(I)
“You are a priest forever,(J)
    in the order of Melchizedek.(K)”

5 The Lord is at your right hand[c];(L)
    he will crush kings(M) on the day of his wrath.(N)
6 He will judge the nations,(O) heaping up the dead(P)
    and crushing the rulers(Q) of the whole earth.
7 He will drink from a brook along the way,[d]
    and so he will lift his head high.(R)

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Footnotes
  1. Psalm 110:1 Or Lord
  2. Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
  3. Psalm 110:5 Or My lord is at your right hand, Lord
  4. Psalm 110:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
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ESV

Sit at My Right Hand

A Psalm of David.

110 (A)The Lord says to my Lord:
    (B)“Sit at my right hand,
(C)until I make your enemies your (D)footstool.”

2 The Lord sends forth (E)from Zion
    (F)your mighty scepter.
    (G)Rule in the midst of your enemies!
3 (H)Your people will (I)offer themselves freely
    on the day of your (J)power,[a]
    in (K)holy garments;[b]
from the womb of the morning,
    the dew of your youth will be yours.[c]
4 (L)The Lord has (M)sworn
    and will (N)not change his mind,
(O)“You are (P)a priest (Q)forever
    after the order of (R)Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord is at your (S)right hand;
    he will (T)shatter kings on (U)the day of his wrath.
6 He will (V)execute judgment among the nations,
    (W)filling them with corpses;
he will (X)shatter chiefs[d]
    over the wide earth.
7 He will (Y)drink from the brook by the way;
    therefore he will lift up his head.

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Footnotes
  1. Psalm 110:3 Or on the day you lead your forces
  2. Psalm 110:3 Masoretic Text; some Hebrew manuscripts and Jerome on the holy mountains
  3. Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  4. Psalm 110:6 Or the head
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1. Seated at God's right hand (1-3)

Jesus quoted this psalm (Mk 12:36) to teach the Pharisees that the Christ was not just David's son--he is David's Lord. The Lord God Almighty promised the Christ victory over his enemies--including the last enemy, death (1Co 15:24-28). He is the King who defeats Satan's power in our lives when we welcome him into our hearts. He will come again in power and glory to rule, and God's kingdom will come on earth as it is in heaven.

2. You are a priest forever (4-7)

Abraham offered tithes to Melchizedek, the mysterious priest of God Most High, when he came to give Abraham spiritual counsel after the battle of the kings (Ge 14). Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchizedek (Heb 5:6). He went to heaven to be our intercessor before God's throne. We may draw near to God only through our high priest, Jesus. Someday Jesus will come again as the righteous judge of all men and nations.

Prayer: Lord, come and rule my heart. Defeat your enemies within and without.

One Word: Christ is Lord