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Psalms 110:4
Psalms 110:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord has sworn And will not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”
Context of Psalms 110:4
2Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth. Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek. 5The Lord at thy right hand Will strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6He will judge among the nations, He will fillthe placeswith dead bodies; He will strike through the head in many countries.
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נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָ֨ה׀ וְלֹ֥א יִנָּחֵ֗ם אַתָּֽה־כֹהֵ֥ן לְעוֹלָ֑ם עַל־דִּ֝בְרָתִ֗י מַלְכִּי־צֶֽדֶק׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 110:4
- Psalms 89:34My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
- Hebrews 5:6as he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
- Hebrews 7:28For the law appointeth men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, appointeth a Son, perfected for evermore.
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- Genesis 14:18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.
- Zechariah 6:13even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
- Hebrews 6:20whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 7:1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
- Revelation 1:6and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Commentaries on Psalms 110:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The Lord hath sworn - Has most firmly purposed, and will most certainly perform it, feeling himself bound by his purpose, as an honest man would by his oath. And will not repent - Will never change this purpose; it is perfectly without condition, and without contingency. Nothing is left here to the will of man or angel. Christ shall be incarnated, and the Gospel of his salvation shall be preached over the whole earth. This is an irresistible decree of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The Lord hath sworn - He has confirmed the appointment of the Messiah by a solemn oath, or as by an oath. That is, It is as sure and fixed as if he had taken an oath. Compare Hebrews 6:13. The “time,” so to speak, if the word time can be applied to transactions in a past eternity, was that when he was designated in the divine purpose as Messiah; in the eternal counsels of God. Compare Psalm 2:7. And will not repent - Will not change his purpose. Thou art…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4God had made an unbreakable oath and covenant with David. When the exile seemed to end the line of kings from David's family (Psalm 89:38), it created a crisis for God’s people. The placement of Psalm 110 in Book Five points again to the future of David’s line. David’s descendant must live according to God’s standard of integrity (Psalm 101). His rule will also be shaped by God’s kingship (Psalms 93–100). You are a priest forever: The role of God’s…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The perpetuity of the priesthood, here asserted on God's oath, corresponds with that of the kingly office just explained. after the order--(He 7:15) after the similitude of Melchisedek, is fully expounded by Paul, to denote not only perpetuity, appointment of God, and a royal priesthood, but also the absence of priestly descent and succession, and superiority to the Aaronic order.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 110
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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