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 break his vow: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” 5The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts. He will punish the nations and fill their lands with corpses; he will shatter heads over the whole earth. 7But he himself will be refreshed from brooks along the way. He will be victorious.

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 2:10Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven; the Lord judges throughout the earth. He gives power to his king; he increases the strength of his anointed one.”
• Isaiah 2:4The Lord will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.
• Isaiah 11:3He will delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay.
• Isaiah 42:1“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 51:5My mercy and justice are coming soon. My salvation is on the way. My strong arm will bring justice to the nations. All distant lands will look to me and wait in hope for my powerful arm.
• Joel 3:12“Let the nations be called to arms. Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I, the Lord, will sit to pronounce judgment on them all.
• Micah 4:8As for you, Jerusalem, the citadel of God’s people, your royal might and power will come back to you again. The kingship will be restored to my precious Jerusalem.
• John 5:22In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge,
• Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.
• Isaiah 34:2For the Lord is enraged against the nations. His fury is against all their armies. He will completely destroy them, dooming them to slaughter.
• Isaiah 43:2When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
• Isaiah 66:16The Lord will punish the world by fire and by his sword. He will judge the earth, and many will be killed by him.
• Ezekiel 38:21I will summon the sword against you on all the hills of Israel, says the Sovereign Lord. Your men will turn their swords against each other.
• Ezekiel 39:4You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals.
• Revelation 14:20The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse’s bridle.
• Psalms 68:21But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.

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