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 taken an oath and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the way Melchizedek was a priest.” 5The Lord is at your right side. He will crush kings on the day of his anger. He will pass judgment on the nations and fill them with dead bodies. Throughout the earth he will crush ⌞their⌟ heads. 7He will drink from the brook along the road. He will hold his head high.

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 2:10“Those who oppose the Lord are broken into pieces. He thunders at them from the heavens. The Lord judges the ends of the earth. He gives strength to his King and lifts the head of his Messiah.”
• Isaiah 2:4Then he will judge disputes between nations and settle arguments between many people. They will hammer their swords into plowblades and their spears into pruning shears. Nations will never fight against each other, and they will never train for war again.
• Isaiah 11:3He will gladly bear the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear.
• Isaiah 42:1Here is my servant, whom I support. Here is my chosen one, with whom I am pleased. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 51:5My righteousness is near. My salvation is on the way. I will bring justice to people. The coastlands put their hope in me, and they wait eagerly for me.
• Joel 3:12Wake up, you nations. Come to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
• Micah 4:8You, Jerusalem, watchtower of the flock, stronghold of the people of Zion, your former government will come back to you. The kingdom will return to the people of Jerusalem.
• John 5:22“The Father doesn’t judge anyone. He has entrusted judgment entirely to the Son
• Revelation 19:11I saw heaven standing open. There was a white horse, and its rider is named Faithful and True. With integrity he judges and wages war.
• Isaiah 34:2The Lord is angry with all the nations. He is furious with all their armies. He has claimed them for destruction. He has handed them over to be slaughtered.
• Isaiah 43:2When you go through the sea, I am with you. When you go through rivers, they will not sweep you away. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not harm you.
• Isaiah 66:16The Lord will judge with fire, and he will judge all people with his sword. Many people will be struck dead by the Lord.
• Ezekiel 38:21I will declare war against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Almighty Lord. Each person will use his sword against his relative.
• Ezekiel 39:4You will die on the mountains of Israel with your troops and the armies that are with you. I will let you become food for every bird of prey and for every wild animal.
• Revelation 14:20The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city. Blood flowed out of the winepress as high as a horse’s bridle for 1,600 stadia.
• Psalms 68:21Certainly, God will crush the heads of his enemies ⌞and destroy even⌟ the hair on the heads of those who continue to be guilty.

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