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1 The LORD says to my Lord:[a]
‘Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.’
2 The LORD will extend your mighty sceptre from Zion, ,
‘you will rule in the midst of your enemies!’
3 Your troops will be willing
on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy majesty,
from the womb of the dawn
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You will receive the dew of your youth.[b]
4 The LORD has sworn
and will not change his mind:
‘You are a priest for ever,
in the order of Melchizedek.’
5 The Lord is at your right hand[c];
he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
6 He will judge nations, heaping up the dead
and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
7 He will drink from a brook beside the way;
therefore he will lift his head high.
(NIV)
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Psalm 110: This royal psalm and it is also messianic.
It is a Psalm that is most quoted in the New Testament (Matt. 22:44; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42-43; Acts 2:34-35),.
The answer is simple: the first word “LORD” is in capital letters, indicating that it is a reference to God, the personal name of God; the second word “Lord” contains only a capital “L,” indicating that it is the Hebrew word Adonai, meaning “Master”; the word “my” refers to David himself. The Messiah is also from Mary’s blood line is David’s son. (2 Sam. 7:11-16),
The importance of the first three verses is striking: God and Messiah rule the earth as partners.
Hebrews 7:20 establishes the priesthood of the Messiah, is this office explained. God said to him ‘You are a priest for ever’. The initial reference to the Lord, created revealing problems in Jesus’ day (see Matt. 22:41-45), but only for those who refused to accept His divinity.
It may seem strange to read in the bible about giving vengeance to another, but we must not forget that Jesus had not been born when the psalms had been written. The way of forgiveness had not been preached by Jesus.
In Matthew 5 Jesus taught the people about the way they should behave towards each other. The things that they do that would be bad in God’s eyes.
Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
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