Psalms 110:1
The declaration of Yahweh to my Lord—Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
In Context
2Thy sceptre of strength, will Yahweh extend out of Zion, Tread thou down, in the midst of thy foes.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king rose up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people,—As for me, it was near my heart, to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God, and I made ready to build.
Psalms 8:1O Yahweh, our Lord! How majestic is thy Name, in all the earth, Who hast set thy splendour upon the heavens.
Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is to times age-abiding and beyond, A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Zechariah 6:13Yea, he, shall build the temple of Yahweh, and, he, shall bear the honour, and shall sit and rule upon his throne,—and shall become a priest upon his throne, and, the counsel of peace, shall be between the two of them.
Matthew 26:64Jesus saith unto him: Thou, hast said; Moreover, I say unto you—Hereafter, ye will see the Son of Man, sitting on the right hand of power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven.
Mark 16:19The Lord [Jesus], therefore, on the one hand, after talking with them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down on the right hand of God:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 110:1
This psalm is pure gospel; it is only, and wholly, concerning Christ, the Messiah promised to the fathers and expected by them. It is plain that the Jews of old, even the worst of them, so understood it, however the modern Jews have endeavoured to pervert it and to rob us of it; for when the Lord Jesus proposed a question to the Pharisees upon the first words of this psalm, where he takes it for granted that David, in spirit, calls Christ his Lord though he was his Son, they chose rather to say nothing, and to own… Read the whole commentary →