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Psa 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto My Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.

A Psalm of David. This psalm was written by king David – a visual/auditory prophet - who also wrote many other psalms and prophecies in the Bible (Acts 2:29-31).

The LORD said unto My Lord. When you see the uppercased style “LORD” (Yehovah or Jehovah) used in the OT it refers to the Divine Name of God. This name is so sacred to Jews, it isn’t spoken out loud, but referred to as “YHVH” instead (also known as the “four letters” or “Tetragrammaton”).

H3068. Yehovah, yeh-ho-vaw’; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:–Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.

The second, normal cased style “Lord” is used for many different Hebrew words in the Old Testament. In Psa 110:1, the Hebrew word “‘Adown” is used and it describes rulers who have a sovereign, controlling type of rule (both human AND Divine). 

H113. ‘adown, aw-done’, or (shortened) ‘adon, aw-done’; from an unused root (mean to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine):–lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with “Adoni-”.

Now, Jesus pointed to Psa 110:1 in Mk 12:36 when He asked the Pharisees why the scribes insisted Christ (the Messiah) was the son of David, since David had called Him “Lord” (2 Sam 7:11a-16; Mat 22:41-46; Lk 20:41-44).

Mk 12:35-37 And Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? 36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on My right hand, till I make Thine enemies Thy footstool. 37 David therefore himself calleth Him Lord; and whence is He then his son? And the common people heard Him gladly.

Thus, Jesus pointed out since David wouldn’t call his own son “Lord,” Psa 110:1 showed 2 Sam 7:14 was not about David’s son, but God’s (Psa 2:7).

2 Sam 7:14 I will be His Father, and He shall be My Son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten Him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.

Psa 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto My Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.

Sit on My right hand. Sitting on the right hand of the Father is a position of great honor and power, but in order for Jesus to get TO the Father SO that He COULD sit at His right hand, Christ had to die, be resurrected, and ascend to the throne (Mk 16:6; Lk 24:51; Acts 1:9).

The Apostle Peter pointed this out in Acts 3:34-35 when he tied Psa 110:1 in with David’s prophecy of Psa 16:7-10 and used it to explain the necessity of the resurrection of Christ (Jn 20:9; Acts 2:29-36).

Acts 2:34-35 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, 35 Until I make Thy foes Thy footstool.

You see, in Psa 16:7-10 God promised David He wouldn’t leave the Messiah in hell, nor suffer His Holy One to see corruption.

Psa 16:10 For Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption.

Peter pointed out that since David had died and hadn’t risen from the dead, then Psa 16:7-10 couldn’t have been about David, but instead was a prophecy about the resurrection of Christ (Jn 20:9; Acts 13:33-37; Rom 1:3-4). Read the rest of this entry »

This study is a continuation from Psa 102: A Prayer of the Afflicted Part 1.

The last thing we touched on was how the man under affliction believed he was in the last sunset of his life and would soon die. That’s all about to change, because now we come to Psa 102:12 which is where the Lord begins overwhelming the man to speak through him.

You might say, wait a minute, Heb 1:10-12 only quotes Psa 102:25-27, not Psa 102:12-22? Yet, there are similarities between Psa 102:12-22 and Psa 102:25-27which show the two go together. Outside these verses, the others take on the fleshly humanistic traits of fear and complaining, but within these verses alone, there is praise of God, revelation of His purpose, what He will do, and an overall change in tone to the writing.

It’s as if someone else has written them.

Heb 1:10-12 tells us that someone is God. Read the rest of this entry »

First off, there are two types of “Zion’s” in scripture:

• An actual literal location upon the earth, located in Jerusalem, Israel.
• A Spiritual place of the heart, mind, and spirit located within the Kingdom of Heaven.

Lk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Let’s cover the earthly, literal location first. Read the rest of this entry »

This study on Psalm 102 goes hand in hand with Heb 1:10-12 Jesus’ Nature Eternal which quotes Psa 102:25-27.

Usually I cover the Old Testament reference to the verse I’m working on before I do the Hebrews section, but since the only way to really explain what’s going on with the suffering of the man under affliction is through the Book of Job, I changed things up a bit. That’s taken some time, but we’re finally on our way.

Let’s see how Heb 1:10-12 quotes Psa 102:25-27 below. Read the rest of this entry »

Greetings! Continuing with our study in Hebrews we come to Heb 1:10-12 which quotes Psa 102:25-27.

 Heb 1:10-12 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands: 11 They shall perish; but Thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.

First things first! And… the very first thing we encounter in Heb 1:10-12 is the all important “And.”

Heb 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands Read the rest of this entry »

This is part two of the section on Heb 1:8,9 which quotes from Psa 45:6-7. For Heb 1:8, please see Heb 1:8 Jesus is God.

Heb 1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the Oil of Gladness above thy fellows.

Thou hast loved righteousness The Gk. word for “loved” used here is “agapao.”

G25. agapao, ag-ap-ah’-o; perhaps from agan (much); to love (in a social or moral sense):–(be-) love (-ed). Compare G5368. (“…the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety… being chiefly of the heart.” – From G5368’s note on G25.)

In brief, agapao, is a decision made in one’s heart to hold something in a “regard of  love.” One also might call it a “place” one sets aside in one’s “heart.” This is the “regard” and not the “expression” of love. The “expression” of love is the Gk. word ”agape.” (For more on ”agapao/agape,” please see Understanding Agapao/Agape Love). Read the rest of this entry »

In Heb 1:8-9, the book of Hebrews turns from pointing to scriptures that say Jesus is superior to angels, to those that point to Jesus as God. Again, because these verses point to Psa 45:6-7, we look at the whole of Psa 45 to bring things into context. We’ve just done that in our post, Psa 45 A Wedding For Jesus.

Heb 1:8-9 But unto the Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.

Most of Heb 1:8,9 is a Key Phrase quoted from Psa 45:6-7. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi. This post has been a long time coming. I apologize for the delay, but basically, the entire Psalm is here (no more part one, part two). I know this post is rather lengthy, but it’s full of juice and I hope you’ll take the time to take it in.

Thank you all so much for your patience and for continuing to come back to read what we have to offer in Jesus Name.

Psa 45:1 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the King: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim This could be also be interpreted, To the chief Musician on behalf of the lilies, a poetic song for the Musician. Lilies aren’t mentioned much in the Bible, but where they are is notable, because they all set around Solomon in one way or another. Read the rest of this entry »