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Psalms 110:4
4The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."
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.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord has sworn And will not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Context of Psalms 110:4
2The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies! 3Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours. The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek." 5The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. 6He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth.
Read all of Psalms 110Psalms 110:4 word by word
נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָ֨ה׀ וְלֹ֥א יִנָּחֵ֗ם אַתָּֽה־כֹהֵ֥ן לְעוֹלָ֑ם עַל־דִּ֝בְרָתִ֗י מַלְכִּי־צֶֽדֶק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- hath swornשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- and will not repentנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: relentH5162
- a priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- after the orderדִּבְרָהdibrâh · causeH1700
- of Melchizedekמַלְכִּי־צֶ֫דֶקmalkîy-tsedeq · MelchizedekH4442
Cross-references for Psalms 110:4
- Psalms 89:34I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
- Hebrews 5:6as he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."
- Hebrews 6:13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
- Hebrews 7:28For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.
- Numbers 23:19God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
- Genesis 14:18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)
- Zechariah 6:13It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both."'
- Hebrews 6:20where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 7:1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
- Revelation 1:6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever 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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