Psalms 110:2
Thy sceptre of strength, will Yahweh extend out of Zion, Tread thou down, in the midst of thy foes.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
1The declaration of Yahweh to my Lord—Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
Cross References
Exodus 8:5Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Say unto Aaron—Stretch forth thy hand with thy staff, over the streams over the rivers and over the pools,—and bring up the frogs, over the land of Egypt.
Psalms 22:28For, to Yahweh, belongeth the kingdom, And One to Rule over the nations.
Psalms 72:8So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River [="Euphrates"] unto the ends of the earth;
Jeremiah 48:17Lament ye for him—All that are round about him, and All that know his name,—Say, How is broken—The staff of strength! The rod of beauty!
Ezekiel 47:1Then he brought me back unto the entrance of the house, and lo! waters coming forth from under the threshold of the house eastward, because the front of the house, was to the east,—and the waters, were coming down from beneath, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.
Micah 4:2Yea many nations, shall go, and say—come ye, and let us ascend unto the mountain of Yahweh, and unto 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 a law, and, the word of Yahweh, 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 →