Psalms 110
What Happens in This Chapter
This psalm is a song about a king that God chooses. God tells this king to sit beside him in the place of honor. God promises that the king will rule, and that he will also be a priest forever, like a man named Melchizedek. The psalm ends with the king winning over other kings and nations.
Plain reading written for kids. Short sentences, everyday words, one idea at a time.
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
1God said to my Lord, "Sit at my right side. That is the seat of honor. Sit there until I put your enemies under your feet."
The first "LORD" in this verse is God's own name. The second "Lord" is a title for a king. So the psalm says God is speaking to the king.
2The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
2God will send out your strong staff from Zion, the city of Jerusalem. God says, "Rule right in the middle of your enemies."
3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
3Your people will gladly follow you on the day you fight. They will be dressed in holy beauty. Like fresh dew in the early morning, your young men will come to you.
4The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
4God made a promise, and he will not change his mind. He said, "You are a priest forever, like Melchizedek was." A priest is someone who serves God for the people.
Melchizedek was both a king and a priest, long before this psalm was written. His story is in Genesis 14.
5The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
5The Lord stands at your right side. On the day he is angry, he will crush kings.
6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
6He will judge the nations. He will leave the dead lying in heaps. He will crush the leaders of many lands.
7He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
7He will stop and drink from a stream beside the road. Then he will lift his head high.
Stopping for a drink is a picture of a fighter who keeps going and does not get tired. Lifting up the head means winning.
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