Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 110:6
He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; he shall wound the (e) heads over many countries.
(e) No power will be able to resist him.
He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; he shall wound the (e) heads over many countries.
(e) No power will be able to resist him.
Verse Psalms 110:6. _HE SHALL JUDGE AMONG THE HEATHEN_] David shall greatly extend his dominion, and rule over the _Idumeans, Moabites,_ _Philistines_, c. _HE SHALL FILL-WITH THE DEAD BODIES_] He sha...
HE 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 apport...
Psalms 110 The Psalm of the King-Priest _ 1. His person, exaltation and waiting (Psalms 110:1)_ 2. His manifestation and His glory (Psalms 110:2) 3. His judgment and His glory ...
CX. We may with some confidence refer this Ps. to 141 B.C., when Simon the Maccabee prince was accepted by the people as supreme Governor, though he was not a descendant of David, and as High Priest,...
HEATHEN. nations. Compare Joel 3:9; Zechariah 14:1. HE SHALL FILL, &C.. "Let Him judge among the peoples [a region] full of corpses. HEADS. head (Revelation 19:11): i.e. the Antichrist....
DISCOURSE: 684 THE PERSON AND OFFICES OF CHRIST Psalms 110:1. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy streng...
THE LORD AT THY RIGHT HAND— This is to be understood of the Messiah, instated in his regal power at the right hand of his Father; and not of the Father himself as his helper and defender, as Psalms 16...
HE SHALL JUDGE AMONG THE HEATHEN, &C.— Capel in his _Critica Sacra,_ p. 367 has out of St. Jerome's Latin translation helped us to a better reading of this place, says Mr. Mann; _He shall judge the na...
PSALMS 110 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Revelation, THROUGH DAVID TO his lord, the Messiah. ANALYSIS (See the lines prefixed to the Stanzas of the Psalm.) (Lm.) By DavidPsalm. (1. David records a Revelati...
He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. HE SHALL JUDGE AMONG THE HEATHEN. "He" - namely, Messiah. "The pagan...
A fragment of an ode of victory to a priestking—'Worthy,' says Luther,' to be set in a frame of gold and diamonds.' A truly Messianic Ps., finding its fulfilment in the triumphs of Christ in the world...
The Hebrew is difficult, but the meaning is clear. Dead bodies cover the field; heads of men are smitten over a wide area (in the pursuit). 7. The victor king stoops to drink of the brook by the way,...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ MELCHIZEDEK PSALMS 110 The *Pharisees met together. Jesus asked them a question. He said, "What do you think about the *Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to h...
HE SHALL JUDGE. — Comp. Psalms 9:8, &c. HE SHALL FILL. — The construction is peculiar, and in the Hebrew for _heathen_ and _corpses_ there is a play on words. A slight change in the vowel pointing giv...
יָדִ֣ין בַּ֭ † גֹּויִם מָלֵ֣א גְוִיֹּ֑ות מָ֥חַץ...
Psalms 110:1 Does our Lord's attribution of this psalm to David foreclose the question of its authorship for those who accept His authority? Many, who fully recognise and reverently bow to that author...
OUR PRIEST-KING AT GOD'S RIGHT HAND Psalms 110:1 Luther describes this psalm as “the true, high, main psalm of our beloved Lord Jesus Christ.” Our Lord attributed it to David, in the power of the Hol...
This psalm is purely Messianic, and was always considered to be so. When Jesus quoted it in His conversation with the rulers, it is perfectly evident that they looked upon it in that light. It is equa...
Christ is the universal Judge. Probably the wounding the heads refers to the destruction of Satan, whose heart shall be bruised in every place, and in all countries throughout the earth. Jesus will hi...
Psalms 110, though of the very highest interest, is in application so simple that it needs but brief comment. The despised and poor man, hated for his love, is David's Lord, and called to sit at the r...
HE SHALL JUDGE AMONG THE HEATHEN,.... Either rule among the Gentiles, making them through his Gospel obedient by word and deed, and so reigning in their hearts by his Spirit and grace; and, by making...
He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. Ver. 6. _He shall judge among the heathen_] Do execution upon his enem...
_He shall judge among the heathen_ Shall demonstrate himself to all the heathen world to be their lawgiver and judge, and shall condemn and punish those that reject his salvation, and disobey his laws...
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 ot...
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 o...
MANY: Or, great...
SHALL JUDGE; either, 1. Conquer and govern them; or rather, 2. Condemn and punish them, as it is explained in the following clauses, and as this word is used, GENESIS 15:14 ROMANS 2:1,2 1 PETER 4:6,...
Psalms 110:6 judge H1777 (H8799) nations H1471 fill H4390 (H8804) bodies H1472 execute H4272 (H8804) heads...
Psalms 110:1. _The LORD said unto my Lord._ Or Jehovah said unto my Adonai. Psalms 110:1. _Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of thy str...
Psalms 110:1. _The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool._ Here we see the Christ,-whom we just now saw as risen from the dead, and acknowledged...
CONTENTS: The Messiah promised to the fathers and expected by them. CHARACTERS: God, David, Christ. CONCLUSION: Christ is the rightful Lord whose title is incontestable. He will certainly come to ta...
Of David, or of any other mere man, this psalm cannot be understood. Of the Messiah, and only of him, it was understood in the ancient church. The rabbi Joden, as in Poole's Synopsis, cites rabbi Chij...
_The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool _ THE KING WHO IS ALSO PRIEST The title ascribes this psalm to David, which is confirmed by its inter...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 110:1. This is a royal psalm (see also Psalms 2:1; Psalms 18:1
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 110:5 The final section takes up a common messianic theme of the OT. The ultimate heir of David will conquer the Gentile leaders, so that all people can serve their new king, the...
INTRODUCTION I. A MESSIANIC PROPHECY. 1. From internal evidence. 2. From the unanimous consent of Jewish expositors. 3. From the testimony of Christ (Matthew 22:41, &c.; Mark 12:35). 4. From the si...
EXPOSITION ACCORDING to the recent criticism, which calls itself "advanced," this psalm is the composition of an unknown prophet, addressed to his earthly sovereign, communicating to him certain Divin...
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool (Psalms 110:1). This immediately gives to us the indication that this is one of those Messianic psalms....
1 Samuel 2:10; Ezekiel 38:21; Ezekiel 38:22; Ezekiel 39:11; Eze
Judge — Condemn and punish them. The places — Or, the place of battle. Dead bodies — Of his enemies. Heads — All those princes who oppose him. But this and the like passages are not to be understood g...