A Psalm of David
Response to comment [from a Jew]: [Psalm 110]
This is a
messianic psalm.
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit
thou at my right hand, until I make
thine enemies thy footstool [Ps.
110:1].
"This psalm is remarkable because it
sets forth the deity of Christ. You
could not in any way consider this
psalm and still deny His deity. This
psalm is referred to many times in
the New Testament (Acts 2:34, 35;
Heb. 1:13; 5:6; 6:20; 7:21;
10:12–13).
At the time the enemies of Jesus
were making their final onslaught
upon Him, the Herodians, a political
party, tried to trap Him by forcing
Him to make a political statement
that would mark Him as a traitor to
Rome. When they failed to do that,
the Sadducees, a liberal religious
party, tried to trap Him with a
ridiculous question regarding the
Mosaic Law. When they failed, the
Pharisees, a religio–political
party, tried to trap Him. Jesus’
answer puzzled the Pharisees; so
while they huddled again to plan
further strategy, Jesus asked them a
question: “While the Pharisees were
gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Saying, What think ye of Christ?
whose son is he? They say unto him,
The son of David. He saith unto
them, How then doth David in spirit
call him Lord, saying, The LORD said
unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right
hand, till I make thine enemies thy
footstool? If David then call him
Lord, how is he his son? And no man
was able to answer him a word,
neither durst any man from that day
forth ask him any more questions”
(Matt. 22:41–46). Notice that Jesus
asked a straightforward question:
“What think ye of Christ?” The
Pharisees answered that He was the
son of David. Upon hearing this
answer, the Lord pointed them to
Psalm 110 to show them their
insufficient knowledge of that
particular portion of Scripture
which the Jews interpreted as
messianic. This psalm, written by
David, shows Jehovah talking to
Messiah. David calls Messiah “my
Lord”; and any Jew who admitted
Messiah was David’s descendant was
faced with this psalm, where David
calls Messiah his “Lord” and claims
that He is superior. This showed
that Messiah would be more than a
king who would merely be a political
ruler upon a throne. Also since
David called Him “Lord” in this
psalm, how can He be his son? The
Lord cannot be his son by natural
birth; it had to be by supernatural
birth. This psalm is telling us that
the Lord Jesus Christ, Israel’s
Messiah, was virgin born.
“The LORD said unto my Lord….” This
is an equal speaking to an equal.
This is God speaking to God, if you
please. Hebrews 1:13 says, “But to
which of the angels said he at any
time, Sit on my right hand, until I
make thine enemies thy footstool?”
This sets forth the deity of Jesus
Christ, and it could not be given to
us in any stronger fashion. When
folk say that the Bible does not
teach the deity of Jesus, they are
not acquainted with this section of
the Word of God, I can assure you."
McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible
commentary: Poetry (Psalms 90-150)
(electronic ed., Vol. 19, pp.
65–66). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
"As I can see, you are completely taken over by the attempts of the NT to hide the Truth under the slanders of hatred against the Jews."
"Ps 110:1 my Lord. Refers to the
divine/human King of Israel—the Lord
Jesus Christ. Christ’s humanity
descended from David, which is
demanded by the Davidic promise of 2
Sam. 7:12. Using this passage,
Christ also declared His deity in
the Gospels (Matt. 22:44; Mark
12:36; Luke 20:42–43) by arguing
that only God could have been lord
to King David. My right hand. God
the Father invited God the Son in
His ascension to sit at the place of
honor in the heavenly throne room
(cf. Acts. 2:22–36; Heb. 10:10–12).
Your enemies Your footstool.
Footstool was an ancient Near
Eastern picture of absolute victory
portraying the idea that one’s enemy
was now underfoot (cf. Pss. 8:6, 7;
47:3; Is. 66:1; 1 Cor. 15:27). This
anticipates Christ’s Second Advent
(cf. Rev. 19:11–21) as a conquering
king (cf. Heb. 10:13)." MacArthur,
J., Jr. (Ed.). (1997). The MacArthur
Study Bible (electronic ed., p.
843). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.
See:
Oh Jerusalem!
