Psalms 110:6

Psalms 110:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
• New International Version (NIV)He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries.

Context of Psalms 110:6

4The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back: “You are a priest forever according to the pattern of Melchizedek.” 5The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his anger. He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses; he will crush leaders over the entire world. 7He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore, he will lift up his head.

Psalms 110:6 word by word

יָדִ֣ין בַּ֭גּוֹיִם מָלֵ֣א גְוִיּ֑וֹת מָ֥חַץ רֹ֝֗אשׁ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ רַבָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall judgeדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
• among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• he shall fillמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with the dead bodiesגְּוִיָּהgevîyâh · bodyH1472
• he shall woundמָחַץmâchats · to woundH4272
• the headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• over manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Psalms 110:6

• 1 Samuel 2:10Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered; he will thunder in the heavens against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. He will give power to his king; he will lift up the horn of his anointed.
• Isaiah 2:4He will settle disputes among the nations and provide arbitration for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nation will not take up the sword against nation, and they will never again train for war.
• Isaiah 11:3His delight will be in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, he will not execute justice by what he hears with his ears,
• Isaiah 42:1“This is my servant; I strengthen him, this is my chosen one; I delight in him. I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 51:5My righteousness is near, my salvation appears, and my arms will bring justice to the nations. The coasts and islands will put their hope in me, and they will look to my strength.
• Joel 3:12Let the nations be roused and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the surrounding nations.
• Micah 4:8And you, watchtower for the flock, fortified hill of Daughter Zion, the former rule will come to you; sovereignty will come to Daughter Jerusalem.
• John 5:22The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,
• Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war.
• Isaiah 34:2The Lord is angry with all the nations, furious with all their armies. He will set them apart for destruction, giving them over to slaughter.
• Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.
• Isaiah 66:16For the Lord will execute judgment on all humanity with his fiery sword, and many will be slain by the Lord.
• Ezekiel 38:21I will call for a sword against him on all my mountains — this is the declaration of the Lord God — and every man’s sword will be against his brother.
• Ezekiel 39:4You, all your troops, and the peoples who are with you will fall on the mountains of Israel. I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and to the wild animals.
• Revelation 14:20Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses’ bridles for about 180 miles.
• Psalms 68:21Surely God crushes the heads of his enemies, the hairy brow of one who goes on in his guilty acts.

Commentaries on Psalms 110:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He shall judge among the heathen - David shall greatly extend his dominion, and rule over the Idumeans, Moabites, Philistines, etc. He shall fill - with the dead bodies - He shall fill pits - make heaps of slain; there shall be an immense slaughter among his enemies. He shall wound the heads - He shall so bring down the power of all the neighboring kings, as to cause them to acknowledge him as their lord, and pay him tribute.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He shall judge among the heathen - Among the “nations.” That is, he shall set up a kingdom, or shall rule over the nations of the earth. He shall come to execute judgment and justice, and shall apportion to people what is due to them. See the notes at Isaiah 11:3-5. He shall fill the places with the dead bodies - He shall make a great slaughter - indicative of conquest, and of the subjugation of the world to himself. It would be “as if” the bodies of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6at Your right hand: This position brings help and protection (see Psalms 16:7–8; 108:13). The Lord will strike down rebellious kings. Rebellion against the Lord leads to death (Psalm 2; Romans 6:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. The person is again changed. The Messiah's conquests are described, though His work and God's are the same. As after a battle, whose field is strewn with corpses, the conqueror ascends the seat of empire, so shall He "judge," or "rule," among many nations, and subdue the head--or (as used collectively for "many") "the heads," over many lands. wound--literally, "smite," or "crush" (compare Psa 110:5).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