Psalms 110:4

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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest forever after 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.”

Context of Psalms 110:4

2The Lord extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies! 3Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you. The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: “You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.” 5O sovereign Lord, at your right hand he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger. 6He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

Psalms 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 break my covenant or go back on what I promised.
• Hebrews 5:6as also in another place God says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 6:13Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
• Hebrews 7:28For the law appoints as high priests men subject to weakness, but the word of solemn affirmation that came after the law appoints a son made perfect forever.
• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
• Genesis 14:18Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.)
• Zechariah 6:13Indeed, he will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed in splendor, sitting as king on his throne. Moreover, there will be a priest with him on his throne and they will see eye to eye on everything.
• Hebrews 6:20where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
• Hebrews 7:1Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.
• Revelation 1:6and has appointed us as a kingdom, as priests serving his God and Father – to him be the glory and the power for ever 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

Topics related to Psalms 110:4

• Church
• Eternity
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Melchizedek
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Melchizedek
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• Christ
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• Intercession of Christ
• Lord
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• Acrostic
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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