Psalms 110:2

Psalms 110:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!

Context of Psalms 110:2

1The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” The Lord will stretch out Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.” 3Your people will volunteer freely on the day of Your power; In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew. 4The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

Psalms 110:2 word by word

מַטֵּֽה־עֻזְּךָ֗ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְ֭הוָה מִצִּיּ֑וֹן רְ֝דֵ֗ה בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will stretchשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• Your strongעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• scepterמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• from Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• Ruleרָדָהrâdâh · to ruleH7287
• in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of Your enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340

Cross-references for Psalms 110:2

• Exodus 7:19Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and extend your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, over their pools, and over all their reservoirs of water, so that they may become blood; and there will be blood through all the land of Egypt, both in containers of wood and in containers of stone.’”
• Exodus 8:5Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Extend your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.’”
• Micah 7:14Shepherd Your people with Your scepter, The flock of Your possession Which lives by itself in the woodland, In the midst of a fruitful field. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead As in the days of old.
• Matthew 28:18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
• Acts 2:34For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,
• Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
• 1 Corinthians 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles foolishness,
• 2 Corinthians 10:4for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of mere men, but as what it really is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
• 1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things into which angels long to look.
• Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; So that He may teach us about His ways, And that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go out from Zion And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 47:1Then he brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, water was flowing from under the threshold of the house toward the east, for the house faced east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar.
• Micah 4:2Many nations will come and say, “Come and let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord And to the house of the God of Jacob, So that He may teach us about His ways, And that we may walk in His paths.” For from Zion will go forth the law, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• Psalms 2:8Ask it of Me, and I will certainly give the nations as Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth as Your possession.
• Psalms 22:28For the kingdom is the Lord’s And He rules over the nations.
• Psalms 45:5Your arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under You; Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.

Commentaries on Psalms 110:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The rod of thy strength - The Gospel - the doctrine of Christ crucified; which is the powerful scepter of the Lord that bought us, is quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword; and is the power of God to salvation to all them that believe. The kingdom of our Lord was to be founded in Zion, and thence, by gradual conquests, to be extended over the whole earth. It was in Zion the preaching of the Gospel first began; and it is by the Gospel that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion - The scepter of thy power; that with which thou shalt rule. It will be given to thee by Yahweh; and it will be given to thee, as it were, “out of Zion;” that is, as proceeding from the church, and as derived from that. It will be an appointment connected with the church, and will be “as if” the church had conferred it on thee. The idea is, that the Messiah would receive, as it were, his designation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The kingdom will expand and increase, beginning from Jerusalem, until all enemies are conquered.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the rod of thy strength--the rod of correction (Is 9:4; 10:15; Jr 48:12), by which Thy strength will be known. This is His Word of truth (Is 2:3; 11:4), converting some and confounding others (compare 2Th 2:8). out of Zion--or, the Church, in which God dwells by His Spirit, as once by a visible symbol in the tabernacle on Zion (compare Psa 2:6). rule thou, &c.--over enemies now conquered. in the midst--once set upon, as by ferocious beasts (Psa 22:16)…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