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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 110:2

Psalms 110:2 . The Lord shall send Or, send forth, the rod of thy strength Thy strong or powerful rod: that is, thy sceptre or kingly power, Isaiah 10:24; Jeremiah 48:17. But then, as the kingdom of Christ is not carnal, or of this world, John 18:36, but spiritual; so this rod or sceptre is nothing else but his word or gospel, published by himself, or by his apostles and ministers, and accompanied with his Spirit, by which the Messiah set up and established his kingdom: see Isaiah 2:3;... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 110:1-7

Psalms 110:0 The ideal priest-kingMelchizedek was priest-king of the Canaanite city-state of Salem, later known as Jerusalem. He was a man so pure and upright that he was called king of peace, king of righteousness and priest of the Most High God (Hebrews 7:1-10). He first appears in the biblical record when he met and blessed Abraham, who was returning after a victory over some raiders. Abraham refused to take any reward from those who benefited from the victory, but instead made offerings to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 110:2

the rod of Thy strength = Thy strong staff. Genitive of Character, App-17 . The reference is to the ancestral staff, marking the priest as well as the prince, and handed down here to Messiah, David's son. Zion. See App-68 . Compare Romans 11:25-27 . enemies = foes. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 110:2

"Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion:Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.""The rod of thy strength." The marginal reading here has "sceptre of thy strength," indicating that it is the King who is spoken of, Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords."Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies." This is a very important verse because of the light it casts upon the nature of the reign of Jesus Christ. Dramatically contrary to the false millennial conception of Christ's... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 110:2-3

Psalms 110:2-3. The Lord shall send the rod— It is plain, that by making but two periods of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th verses of the psalm, which is confessed on all hands to be prophetical of the Messiah's reign, the Jews have so far murdered the sense of it, that no version has been able to translate it without some needless and unwarrantable superlatives; whereas, had they divided it into three verses, and placed the full stops where they ought to be, the sense would have been clear, easy, and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 110:2

2. the rod of thy strength—the rod of correction (Isaiah 9:4; Isaiah 10:15; Jeremiah 48:12), by which Thy strength will be known. This is His Word of truth (Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 11:4), converting some and confounding others (compare Isaiah 11:4- :). out of Zion—or, the Church, in which God dwells by His Spirit, as once by a visible symbol in the tabernacle on Zion (compare Isaiah 11:4- :). rule thou, c.—over enemies now conquered. in the midst—once set upon, as by ferocious beasts (Isaiah 11:4-... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 110:1-2

1. The oracle concerning Messiah 110:1-2The psalmist wrote that he heard a conversation between Yahweh and David’s Master. Clearly this distinguishes two members of the Godhead. LORD (Yahweh) refers to God the Father and Lord (adonay) refers to God the Son, the Messiah or Anointed of God. Yahweh commanded Messiah to sit at His right hand, the traditional place of power and authority. He was to do so until Yahweh has subjugated Messiah’s enemies (cf. Joshua 5:14). Then Yahweh would permit... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 110:1-7

Psalms 110This is a prophetic messianic royal psalm that describes a descendant of David who would not only be his son but his Lord. [Note: See Chisholm, "A Theology . . .," pp. 271-73, for further discussion of this psalm’s classification in the light of the New Testament’s use of it. See also Waltke, pp. 887-96, for discussion of messianism, and the Messiah and the New Testament.] This descendant would be both a king and a priest. David was a prophet, and in this psalm he revealed new... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 110:1-7

A fragment of an ode of victory to a priestking—’Worthy,’ says Luther,’ to be set in a frame of gold and diamonds.’ A truly Messianic Ps., finding its fulfilment in the triumphs of Christ in the world, and quoted Matthew 22:43; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42; Acts 2:34; Hebrews 1:13; Hebrews 5:6: see Intro.1. Lit. ’Oracle of Jehovah to my lord.’ The Psalmist seems to hear God addressing the king, whom Jehovah invites to a seat at His right hand, the place of honour. Our Lord applies this v. in the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 110:2

(2) Send.—The verb should be here rendered stretch, as in Genesis 22:10; Genesis 48:14, and frequently of stretching out the hand, often with hostile intent. The poet here speaks in his own person, addressing the King, to whom the oracle has just been announced.Rod of thy strength—i.e., the sceptre, which is the emblem of royal power and sway. (See Jeremiah 48:17.) The word “staff” is different from that rendered “rod,” in Psalms 2:9; and the image is not, as there, necessarily of a weapon of... read more

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