Psalms 110

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Godʼs Faithful Messiah

Genesis 14:17–24; Hebrews 5:1–10

A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord said to my Lord:

“Sit at My right hand

until I make Your enemies

a footstool for Your feet.”

²The Lord extends Your mighty scepter from Zion:

“Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

³Your people shall be willing

on Your day of battle.

Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,

to You belongs the dew of Your youth.

⁴The Lord has sworn

and will not change His mind:

“You are a priest forever

in the order of Melchizedek.”

⁵The Lord is at Your right hand;

He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.

⁶He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead;

He will crush the leaders far and wide.

⁷He will drink from the brook by the road;

therefore He will lift up His head.

Footnotes (2)

a v1 Cited in Matthew 22:44,Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42–43,Acts 2:34–35,and Hebrews 1:13
b v4 Cited in Hebrews 5:6,Hebrews 7:17,and Hebrews 7:21

Study notes on this chapter · 2

Type / patternLinked by the New Testament

Melchizedek, priest of God Most High

Melchizedek, king of Salem, appears suddenly in Genesis to bless Abram and receive a tenth. Psalm 110 addresses the coming king as 'a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek'. Hebrews reads these together to show that Christ's priesthood is greater than Levi's, because it is of a different order and permanent.

When: Genesis (traditionally c. 2000 BC); Psalm 110 (Davidic era); Hebrews, before AD 70 (most likely).

Original passageGenesis 14:17–20Psalms 110:4

Where the New Testament applies itHebrews 5:5–10Hebrews 6:19–20Hebrews 7:1–28

Ways people read this (3)

Melchizedek is a historical priest-king whose silence in the record makes him a fitting pattern for Christ.
Some early writers thought Melchizedek was an appearance of the Son or an angel; most interpreters read Hebrews as presenting him as a type, not as Christ himself.
Some Jewish texts from Qumran treat Melchizedek as a heavenly figure.

Editorial note by BibleWay. Interpretations vary; dates are approximate scholarly estimates.

Prophecy & fulfillmentLinked by the New Testament

Sit at my right hand

David writes, 'The LORD says to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.' Jesus uses this to raise the question of how the Messiah can be both David's son and David's Lord; Peter and Hebrews apply it to Jesus' exaltation.

When: Written by David (c. 1000 BC); quoted by Jesus in his final week (c. AD 30–33).

Original passagePsalms 110:1

Where the New Testament applies itMatthew 22:41–45Acts 2:34–35Hebrews 1:13