The Lord said unto my Lord, literally, "Declaration of Jehovah to my Lord," David here recording what he, in the spirit, heard Jehovah, the God of heaven, say to his Lord, the Messiah, SIT THOU AT MY RIGHT HAND, emblem of the almighty power of God with which He shows forth His great miracles, especi... [ Continue Reading ]
A PSALM OF CHRIST, OUR KING AND HIGH PRIEST. A psalm of David, altogether prophetic in character, setting before the Church of the Old Testament the Messiah as the Lord of David. No other psalm, no other prophecy, is quoted so often in the New Testament as this psalm. Cf Matthew 22:44; Mark 12:36; L... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord shall send the rod, the scepter, OF THY STRENGTH, stretching it out in the conquering power of His might, OUT OF ZION, extending His Church on all sides, among all nations. The conquest of the enemies, the conversion of the heathen, is a proof of Christ's almighty power. RULE THOU IN THE MI... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power, literally, "willingnesses" or "willing sacrifices" whenever He wants to mobilize them, whenever He wants them to carry forward His will, to spread the Gospel of His glory and salvation, IN THE BEAUTIES OF HOLINESS FROM THE WOMB OF THE MORNING; THO... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord, Jehovah of heaven, HATH SWORN, in a solemn oath, AND WILL NOT REPENT, the words of His oath being directed to the Messiah, THOU ART A PRIEST FOREVER, throughout eternity, AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK. Jesus Christ is the great High Priest of His Church, who, by His atonement, by offering... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord at Thy right hand, the Messiah Himself, possessed of the full divine Godhead, also according to His human nature, SHALL STRIKE THROUGH KINGS IN THE DAY OF HIS WRATH, crushing them, treading even the greatest and roost powerful enemies under foot on the great Day of Judgment, when His anger... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall judge among the heathen, carrying out His sentence of wrath upon all such as persistently oppose His work; HE SHALL FILL THE PLACES WITH THE DEAD BODIES, the picture being that of a carnage of battle, with the dead and dying strewing the battlefield; HE SHALL WOUND THE HEADS OVER MANY COUNT... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall He lift up the head. He who was obliged to drink of the brook of suffering and tribulation in the state of His humiliation, especially in His last great Passion, will have His exaltation confirmed forever, before friends and enemies, on the gre... [ Continue Reading ]