Psalm 110:1

Psalm 110:1

The Lord says to my lord.

Hopefully, as we read this Psalm through for the first time, we will immediately note that there are a number of familiar words and phrases in it, for the words written here are quoted on a number of occasions by Jesus, Peter and also in the Book of Hebrews. It does not need the deductive skills of a Sherlock Homes to realise that these words are prophetic, and they describe the coming of Yeshua HaMashiach – Jesus the Messiah. 

David is the prophet who wrote the Psalm and as he did so he was able to look into the future and savour the moment when his successor would extend His reign over all the earth. Many believe that the song was penned in preparation for the coronation of David’s son, Solomon, although it’s obvious that the Spirit of God had a greater Son in mind and the prophets had not yet been born who would predict these events in greater detail. 

 

V1        This verse alone is worthy of many pages of commentary! And it is best interpreted by Jesus Himself who debated its meaning with the Pharisees! Matthew 22:41-46. “While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” 

“The son of David,” they replied.

He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says, “The Lord said to my Lord: “sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.””

If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Do you see what Jesus is doing here? He is not denying that the Messiah is David’s son. He is asking the Pharisees how the Messiah can be both David’s son and David’s lord. The first “Lord” in this statement is YAHWEH and the second “lord”, or David’s lord, is the Messiah. In other words, God said to Yeshua, “Sit at my right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”  No king would normally call his natural son, “My Lord”, in fact it would be the other way round. We see this still today when junior members of the royal family defer to the King or Queen even when the reigning sovereign is their parent. All the gospel writers include this encounter Jesus had with the Pharisees in the Temple courts and Peter picked up on this verse when he was preaching on the day of Pentecost. 

And has it happened? Yes, again and again the New Testament Scriptures remind us that Jesus ascended to the right hand of God and He is now seated there until all His enemies in heaven, and on earth, bow before Him and He will reign over all. Why? Because Jesus is Lord! Hallelujah!

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