God’s Word Translation
Psalms 110:7
7He will drink from the brook along the road. He will hold his head high.
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 side. He will crush kings on the day of his anger. 6He will pass judgment on the nations and fill them with dead bodies. Throughout the earth he will crush ⌞their⌟ heads. He will drink from the brook along the road. He will hold his head high.
Read all of Psalms 110Psalms 110:7 word by word
מִ֭נַּחַל בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן יָרִ֥ים רֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 110:7
- Psalms 102:9I eat ashes like bread and my tears are mixed with my drink
- Judges 7:5So Gideon took the men down to the water. The Lord said to him, “Separate those who lap water with their tongues like dogs from those who kneel down to drink.”
- Job 21:20His eyes should see his own ruin. He should drink from the wrath of the Almighty.
- Isaiah 53:12So I will give him a share among the mighty, and he will divide the prize with the strong, because he poured out his life in death and he was counted with sinners. He carried the sins of many. He intercedes for those who are rebellious.
- Jeremiah 23:15This is what the Lord of Armies says about the prophets: I will give them wormwood to eat and poison to drink. The prophets of Jerusalem have spread godlessness throughout the land.
- Matthew 20:22Jesus replied, “You don’t realize what you’re asking. Can you drink the cup that I’m going to drink?” “We can,” they told him.
- Matthew 26:42Then he went away a second time and prayed, “Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, let your will be done.”
- John 18:11Jesus told Peter, “Put your sword away. Shouldn’t I drink the cup ⌞of suffering⌟ that my Father has given me?”
- Isaiah 53:11He will see and be satisfied because of his suffering. My righteous servant will acquit many people because of what he has learned ⌞through suffering⌟. He will carry their sins as a burden.
- Luke 24:26Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
- Philippians 2:7Instead, he emptied himself by taking on the form of a servant, by becoming like other humans, by having a human appearance.
- Hebrews 2:9Jesus was made a little lower than the angels, but we see him crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death. Through God’s kindness he died on behalf of everyone.
- 1 Peter 1:11So they tried to find out what time or situation the Spirit of Christ kept referring to whenever he predicted Christ’s sufferings and the glory that would follow.
- Psalms 3:3But you, O Lord, are a shield that surrounds me. You are my glory. You hold my head high.
- Psalms 27:6Now my head will be raised above my enemies who surround me. I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy in his tent. I will sing and make music to praise the Lord.
- Jeremiah 52:31On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the imprisonment of King Jehoiakin of Judah, King Evil Merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, freed King Jehoiakin 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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