Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 110:7
7He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore, he will lift up his head.
Psalms 110:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
- New International Version (NIV)He will drink from a brook along the way, and so he will lift his head high.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; Therefore He shall lift up the head.
Context of Psalms 110:7
5The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his anger. 6He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses; he will crush leaders over the entire world. He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore, he will lift up his head.
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מִ֭נַּחַל בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן יָרִ֥ים רֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 110:7
- Psalms 102:9I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears
- Judges 7:5So he brought the troops down to the water, and the Lord said to Gideon, “Separate everyone who laps water with his tongue like a dog. Do the same with everyone who kneels to drink.”
- Job 21:20Let his own eyes see his demise; let him drink from the Almighty’s wrath!
- Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.
- Jeremiah 23:15Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies says concerning the prophets: I am about to feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.
- Matthew 20:22Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” “We are able,” they said to him.
- Matthew 26:42Again, a second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.”
- John 18:11At that, Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword away! Am I not to drink the cup the Father has given me?”
- Isaiah 53:11After his anguish, he will see light and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities.
- Luke 24:26Wasn’t it necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
- Philippians 2:7Instead he emptied himself by assuming the form of a servant, taking on the likeness of humanity. And when he had come as a man,
- Hebrews 2:9But we do see Jesus — made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God’s grace he might taste death for everyone — crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death.
- 1 Peter 1:11They inquired into what time or what circumstances the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified in advance to the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
- Psalms 3:3But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
- Psalms 27:6Then my head will be high above my enemies around me; I will offer sacrifices in his tent with shouts of joy. I will sing and make music to the Lord.
- Jeremiah 52:31On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, King Evil-merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.
Commentaries on Psalms 110:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He shall drink of the brook in the way - He shall have sore travail, and but little ease and refreshment: but he shall still go on from conquering to conquer. Therefore shall he lift up the head - Or his head. He shall succeed in all his enterprises, and at last be peaceably settled in his ample dominions. But these verses, as well as the former, may be applied to our Lord. The fifth verse may be an address to Jehovah: Adonai at thy right hand, O Jehovah…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He shall drink of the brook in the way - The design here seems to be to represent the Messiah as a victorious king and conqueror pursuing his enemies. In the previous verse the psalmist had represented him under the image of one engaged in battle, and slaying his enemies with a great slaughter. He here represents him as pursuing those who should escape from the battle, and as pursuing them without fainting or exhaustion. He is like one who finds abundant…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7God’s messianic ruler wins victory with renewed strength, like a traveler who drinks from streams along the way (Psalm 110:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. As a conqueror, "faint, yet pursuing" [Jud 8:4], He shall be refreshed by the brook in the way, and pursue to completion His divine and glorious triumphs.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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