Seated at the Right Hand
A psalm of David.
A short royal oracle David overhears — our Father speaking to David's own Lord: sit at my right hand until your enemies become a footstool. A second oath adds what no king of Israel ever had — priesthood forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
110 1Our Father said to my Lord—Jesus: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." a a v1 Jesus quoted this verse to expose how the religious leaders had missed who the Messiah is — Matt 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:42. The New Testament names Jesus as the one our Father seated at his right hand — Acts 2:34, Heb 1:13, Heb 10:12-13.
2Our Father will extend your mighty scepter from Zion: rule in the midst of your enemies! 3Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, arrayed in holy splendor. From the womb of the dawn, the dew of your youth will be yours. b b v3 From the womb of the dawn, the dew of your youth: as dew is born fresh and abundant from the dawn, so your vitality will be endlessly renewed.
4Our Father has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek." c c v4 Hebrews applies this oath directly to Jesus — Heb 5:6, 7:17, 7:21. Jesus is the eternal priest-king after the order of Melchizedek, sworn in by our Father himself.
5The Sovereign Father is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. 6He will judge among the nations, heaping up the dead; he will shatter the chief over the wide earth. 7He will drink from the brook along the way; therefore he will lift up his head.
