Psalms 110:4
The Lord has sworn and will not repent, “As for you, you are priest for ever as Melchizedek was.”
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
In Context
5By your side will the Lord shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
Cross References
Psalms 132:11The Lord swore an oath to David an oath that he will not break; “I will set on your throne a prince of your line.
Hebrews 5:6and on another occasion also – ‘You are a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.’
Hebrews 6:20where Jesus, our forerunner, has entered on our behalf, after being made for all time a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 7:17for that is the meaning of the declaration – ‘You are for all time a priest of the order of Melchizedek.’
Hebrews 7:28The Law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the words of God’s oath, which was later than the Law, name the Son as, for all time, the perfect priest.
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 →