GOD GIVES JESUS THE KINGDOM

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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The New Testament reveals that this Psalm is God’s decree to Christ, granting him the highest position at his right hand as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Though David, the author, was the King of Israel, he knew that the coming Messiah was greater than him and called him “Lord”. Though Jesus suffered and was put to death, God raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in heaven (1).

Christ reigns from heaven while the spiritual battle continues in this world. We may be confident that Jesus’ rule will extend to the ends of the earth, even while we are in the midst of enemies (2). We are Jesus’ willing troops in the spiritual battle (3). Though we look humble, we are clothed with holy splendor because of Jesus’ grace.

This Psalm also reveals that Jesus is more than a king; he is our high priest who always lives to intercede for us (4, Heb 6:2

). Finally, Jesus will come again as judge of the whole earth (5-7).

Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you for winning the victory for me on the cross. Help me be a willing spiritual soldier for you, confident of your final victory.

One Word: Jesus reigns from God’s right hand.