Studies in the Psalms - Psalm 110

Psalm 110 is a messianic psalm the clearly speaks of Jesus. It is the most quoted psalm in the New Testament, which tells us of its importance. Verse 1 is quoted most often.

Psalm 110:1

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

How comforting is that? Jesus is at the right hand of God and the day is coming when those who oppose Him shall be His footstool.

Psalm 110:2-3
The LORD sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!  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.

Jesus is coming back.

Psalm 110:4
The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”

Jesus is not only King; He is a priest. Our King and our Priest.

Psalm 110:5-6
The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.  He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth.

God’s wrath is coming. When Jesus returns, He will execute judgment among the nations. Today being Halloween, this verse is scarier than any other horror story you could ever read or tell. His judgment will fill the nation with corpses.

Psalm 110:7
He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.

When we look at the state of the world today, it’s difficult not to think evil is winning. But it is not. Why doesn’t God do something drastic to halt the moral decline of our culture? The answer is found in 2 Corinthians 6:2 where Paul tells us that “now is the day of salvation.” We are still living in that day; we are living in an age of grace. Until Christ returns, man has an opportunity to repent and turn to Jesus for salvation. But when Jesus comes back and the full wrath of God is unleashed, then those who do not have His blood cloaking them in His righteousness, will be lost for all eternity.

Today is the day of salvation. Don’t take another breath without having Christ as your Lord and your Savior. The next breath you take may be your last. That, my friends, should scare you.