Psalms 110:2
The rod of Thy strength the LORD will send out of Zion: 'Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 8:5(8-1) And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Say unto Aaron: Stretch forth thy hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.'
Psalms 22:28(22-29) For the kingdom is the LORD'S; and He is the ruler over the nations.
Psalms 72:8May he have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River unto the ends of the earth.
Jeremiah 48:17Bemoan him, all ye that are round about him, and all ye that know his name; say: 'How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!'
Ezekiel 47:1And he brought me back unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward, for the forefront of the house looked toward the east; and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.
Micah 4:2And many nations shall go and say: 'Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths'; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 110:2-5
The Messiah's Dominion. 1 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Some have called this psalm David's creed,… Read the whole commentary →