Psalm 110/fulltext

Authorship

This Psalm was authored by David.

Outline

(This began as Wendland's Expository Outline, but may be adapted.)

I. The King as a warrior. (1-3)

A. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

(Note the Lord to my Lord: God speaks to Jesus.)

B. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule Thou in the midst of thine enemies.

C. 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.

II. The King as priest. The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. (4)

See Genesis 14:18-20 and Hebrews 7:1-19.

III. The King as a judge. (5-7)

A. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of His wrath.

B. He shall judge among the heathen.

C. He shall fill the places with the dead bodies.

D. He shall wound the heads over many countries.

E. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall He lift up the head.

Textual Criticism

The following is from Barthélemy's Critique textuelle de l’Ancien Testament volume on the Psalms. For a key to the various symbols and abbreviations, click here.

Ps 110,3A1 cor עִמְּךָ {C} G, α', ε', Ber-Rab Tanִh // err-voc: MT, σ', Hebr, S, T עַמְּךָ

Ps 110,3A2 cor נְדִבֻת {C} G, σ' // err-voc: MT, α', ε' Hebr, S, T נְדָבֹת

Ps 110,3B חֵילֶךָ {A} MT, G, α', σ', ε', Hebr // abr-styl: S, T

Ps 110,3C cor בְּהַרְרֵי־קֹדֶשׁ {C} m, σ', Hebr, Ber-Rab // err-graph: MT, G, α', θ', ε', ς', S, T בְּֽהַדְרֵי־קֹדֶשׁ

Ps 110,3D מִשְׁחָר {C} MT, α', Hebr // err-ponct: G, εβρ, θ', σ', ε', S clav מִשַּׁחַר / err-voc: ς', T clav מְשַׁחֵר

Ps 110,3E לְךָ טַל {C} MT, εβρ, α', ε', ς', Hebr // err-lex: S / lic: T / abr-facil: G, θ'

Ps 110,3F cor יְלִדְתִּיךָ {C} G, εβρ, S // err-voc: MT, α', σ', θ', ε', ς', T יַלְדֻתֶיךָ

Ps 110,6A מָלֵא גְוִיּוֹת {C} MT, G, S, T // usu: α'σ', Hebr clav גֵאָיוֹת

Ps 110,6B מָחַץ {A}