Psalms 110:2
The staff of thy strength will the Eternal stretch forth out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies.
Leeser Tanakh
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 staff over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause the frogs to come up over the land of Egypt.
Psalms 22:28(22:29) For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he governeth the nations.
Psalms 72:8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Jeremiah 48:17All ye that are about him bemoan him; and all ye that know his name: say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful stick!
Ezekiel 47:1And he brought me back again unto the door of the house: and, behold, water was issuing out from under the threshold of the house eastward; for the front of the house stood toward the east; and the water came down from under [the threshold], from the right side of the house, to the south of the altar.
Micah 4:2And many nations shall come, and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us of his ways, and we may walk in his paths; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of 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 →