Psalm 110:5

Psalm 110:5

The right hand of the Lord

Some commentators have trouble in trying to decide who is being addressed in this verse! However, if we keep the context the same as before, it seems to be quite clear that the words are addressed to Messiah, when He comes. Therefore, this is the Lord God (YAHWEH) speaking of His Son, “I am at Your right hand, and I will crush kings on the day of my wrath.” If we remember, the last verse of Psalm 109 has the Lord God standing at the right hand of the needy. In verse 1 of this Psalm David’s Lord, the Messiah, is seated at God’s right hand. Now, God (Adonai) is standing at the right hand of His Son, promising to assist Him in His warfare. The interplay between Father and Son is fascinating and compelling, we are being allowed to understand something of the relationship that exists in the heavenly realms, but also being granted the privilege of having their support and protection as those who acknowledge them as the Godhead.

The “day of God’s wrath” first appears in Psalm 2:5 and it is mentioned frequently throughout the Scriptures. Remember, that day is not the final, vitriolic outburst of a frustrated deity who has had enough of rebellious humans. God’s wrath will be displayed against heavenly beings as well as earthly ones, but it is far from being a spiteful conclusion to centuries of impatience, for the “wrath of God” is the fulfilment of His righteousness. Our God is certainly emotional, He is an angry God as well as being a loving and merciful Being but, His wrath and His anger are controlled and justified. God always plays by His own rules and His righteousness demands that sin is punished, that the consequences of law – breaking are penalised. Every act, word or thought that any human has ever engaged in that breaks God’s laws must be impartially corrected. That is the significance of the cross, God Himself has made it possible for His righteousness to be satisfied. Those who ignore Him and His offer of mercy will be crushed on the day of His wrath. 

 

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