Knowing The Word: Psalm 110, Sit at My Right Hand

Psalm 110 is a future-oriented psalm that looks forward to the day the Gentiles will receive the light of the coming Messiah. Christians understand this psalm to celebrate that Jesus is the true king and that God is bringing the nations under his rule.

1 The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”

2 The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies! 3 Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours. 4 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. 6 He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth. 7 He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.

King Jesus, who loves righteousness, may your Spirit be with every elected official, ruler, and sovereign in authority, that they may govern in your faith and fear, striving to put down all that is evil and to encourage all that is good.