Psalms 110:2

Psalms 110:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!

Context of Psalms 110:2

1This is the declaration of the Lord to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.” The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion. Rule over your surrounding enemies. 3Your people will volunteer on your day of battle. In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, the dew of your youth belongs to you. 4The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back: “You are a priest forever according to the pattern of Melchizedek.”

Psalms 110:2 word by word

מַטֵּֽה־עֻזְּךָ֗ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְ֭הוָה מִצִּיּ֑וֹן רְ֝דֵ֗ה בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• the rodמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• of thy strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• out of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• ruleרָדָהrâdâh · to ruleH7287
• thou in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for Psalms 110:2

• Exodus 7:19So the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron: Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt — over their rivers, canals, ponds, and all their water reservoirs — and they will become blood. There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in wooden and stone containers.”
• Exodus 8:5The Lord then said to Moses, “Tell Aaron: Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, canals, and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.”
• Micah 7:14Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock that is your possession. They live alone in a woodland surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in ancient times.
• Matthew 28:18Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
• Acts 2:34For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says: The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand
• Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.
• 1 Corinthians 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4since the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe.
• 1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you. These things have now been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.
• Isaiah 2:3and many peoples will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways so that we may walk in his paths.” For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 47:1Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple and there was water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. The water was coming down from under the south side of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar.
• Micah 4:2and many nations will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways so we may walk in his paths.” For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance and the ends of the earth your possession.
• Psalms 22:28for kingship belongs to the Lord; he rules the nations.
• Psalms 45:5Your sharpened arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies; the peoples fall under you.

Commentaries on Psalms 110:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The rod of thy strength - The Gospel - the doctrine of Christ crucified; which is the powerful scepter of the Lord that bought us, is quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword; and is the power of God to salvation to all them that believe. The kingdom of our Lord was to be founded in Zion, and thence, by gradual conquests, to be extended over the whole earth. It was in Zion the preaching of the Gospel first began; and it is by the Gospel that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion - The scepter of thy power; that with which thou shalt rule. It will be given to thee by Yahweh; and it will be given to thee, as it were, “out of Zion;” that is, as proceeding from the church, and as derived from that. It will be an appointment connected with the church, and will be “as if” the church had conferred it on thee. The idea is, that the Messiah would receive, as it were, his designation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The kingdom will expand and increase, beginning from Jerusalem, until all enemies are conquered.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the rod of thy strength--the rod of correction (Is 9:4; 10:15; Jr 48:12), by which Thy strength will be known. This is His Word of truth (Is 2:3; 11:4), converting some and confounding others (compare 2Th 2:8). out of Zion--or, the Church, in which God dwells by His Spirit, as once by a visible symbol in the tabernacle on Zion (compare Psa 2:6). rule thou, &c.--over enemies now conquered. in the midst--once set upon, as by ferocious beasts (Psa 22:16)…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 110:2

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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