Psalm 110 (109)
Word of the Lord to my Lord. The basic force ruling history and the destiny of the world is the victory of Jesus Christ, the Son of God who was made man so that we might share his eternal glory.
1 The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand
till I make your foes your footstool.”
2 From Zion the Lord will extend your mighty scepter
and you will rule in the midst of your enemies.
3 Yours is royal dignity
from the day you were born in holy majesty.
Like dew from the womb of the dawn,
I have begotten you.
4 The Lord has sworn,
and he will not take back his word:
“You are a priest forever
in the order of Melchizedek.”
5 The Lord is at your right hand
to crush the kings on his day of wrath.
6 He will judge the nations,
heaping up corpses,
smashing heads on the wide plain.
7 He has lapped up the water from the brook,
this is why he will lift up his head.
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Comments Psalms, Chapter 110
Most probably, this psalm was first written for Simon Macca bee: see the commentary on Melchi zedek in Heb 7. It was charged with a prophetic message and we can no longer read it without relating it to Christ.
The Lord said to my Lord. Sometimes we feel we are trap ped, as if in prison, by the problems of life. This psalm is like a flash of lightning illuminating the prison and showing us an unexpected escape towards heaven. In spite of some obscure ex pres sions, the overall meaning is clear: from Zion will come the one, as the warlike tone of verses 5-6 indicates, who will be victorious over all the hostile powers. He has lapped up the water from the brook which is an allusion to Judges 7:4 – the warriors who can cope with trials. The struggle will be hard, but God will finally ask him to sit at his right and all will be subject to him.
“Melchizedek” is the mysterious person in Genesis (14:18) – whose ancestors are not mentioned – but to whom Abraham offered the tenth part of his conquests. Melchizedek, king and priest, is already Christ (Heb 7).