Verse 5
5. The military figure is here resumed, and continued to the end. The Lord at thy right hand Hebrew, Adonah at thy right hand, that is, Adonah, here denoting Christ, at the right hand of Jehovah, as in Psalms 110:1, which see.
Strike through kings The dominion of the king, Christ, is not merely over individuals, as such, but over all offices and ranks of earthly power, so that wherever power centres, there the dominion of Christ must be confessed; or, the issue being taken and submission refused, the rod of judgment will “strike through” them. Wicked governments, in all ages, have been the seats and fountain heads of corruption and violence in the earth.
Day of his wrath Christ is not only mediator, but judge. His gospel is not only a word of mercy, but a rule of judgment. John 12:48. His anger is only the expression of his judicial purpose to enforce law, and this is not foreign to the functions of his merciful mission. See Psalms 2:12; Revelation 6:16-17
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