GOD GIVES JESUS THE KINGDOM

Psalm 110:1-7 / Keywords 110:1

The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."

 

110:1 The Lord says to my lord:[a]

“Sit at my right hand

    until I make your enemies

    a footstool for your feet.”

2 The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying,

    “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”

3 Your troops will be willing

    on your day of battle.

Arrayed in holy splendor,

    your young men will come to you

    like dew from the morning’s womb.[b]

4 The Lord has sworn

    and will not change his mind:

“You are a priest forever,

    in the order of Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord is at your right hand[c];

    he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.

6 He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead

    and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.

7 He will drink from a brook along the way,[d]

    and so he will lift his head high.

Footnotes

a. Psalm 110:1 Or Lord

b. Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

c. Psalm 110:5 Or My lord is at your right hand, Lord

d. Psalm 110:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.

1. 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).

 

2. 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.

 

3. 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 6:20). 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