Psalms 110 (ASV)

Chapter Text

110:1 Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

110:2 Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

110:3 Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

110:4 Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

110:5 The Lord at thy right hand Will strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

110:6 He will judge among the nations, He will fill [the places] with dead bodies; He will strike through the head in many countries.

110:7 He will drink of the brook in the way: Therefore will he lift up the head. Psalm 111

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "saith", "lord", "thou", "right", "hand", "until", and "make". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "jehovah" and "saith" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.