Psalms 110:2

Yahweh also said to him, “I will extend your power as king from Jerusalem to other lands; you will rule over all your enemies.

Translation for Translators

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

1Yahweh said to my lord the king, “Sit here, close to me, in the place of highest honor [MTY] until I completely defeat your enemies [MET] and make them like a stool for your feet!”

3On the day that you lead your armies into battle, many of your people will volunteer to join your army. Like the dew refreshes the earth early in the morning, young men will encourage you by coming to help you.”

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Cross References

Exodus 8:5Yahweh also said to Moses/me, “Say this to Aaron: ‘Hold your stick in your hand and stretch it out as though you were stretching it over the river, the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up from all this water and cover the land of Egypt.’”

Psalms 22:28Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.

Psalms 72:8I hope/desire that the kings of Israel will rule the people in all the area from one sea in the east to another in the west, and from the Euphrates River to the most remote/distant places on earth.

Jeremiah 48:17You people who live in nations near Moab, who know that it is very famous, should mourn for Moab, and say, “Its glorious power [MTY, DOU] is completely ended/broken.”

Ezekiel 47:1Then, in the vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple. There I saw water flowing out from under the entrance, flowing toward the east. The water was flowing from under the south side of the entrance, south of the altar.

Micah 4:2People from many nations will say to each other, “Let’s go to the mountain where Yahweh is, to the temple where we can worship the God whom Jacob worshiped. There God will teach us how he wants us to conduct our lives, and we will do what he wants us to do.” Zion Hill is the place where he will teach people; and people will go out from Jerusalem to tell others his messages.

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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