Psalms 110:2

On Zion the Lord is wielding your sceptre of might, and charges you to rule over the foes that surround you.

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The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

In Context

1This said the Lord concerning my lord, “Sit at my right hand, till I set your foot on the neck of your foes.”

3The day that you march to battle your people will follow you gladly young warriors in holy array, like dew-drops, born of the morning.

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Cross References

Psalms 22:28For the kingdom belongs to the Lord: he is the Lord of the nations.

Psalms 72:8May he reign from ocean to ocean, from the river to the ends of the earth.

Micah 4:2and many peoples will go and say, “Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mount, to the house of the God of Jacob, so that he may instruct us in his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion proceeds instruction and the Lord’s word 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 →

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