Psalms 110King James Version
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The most quoted psalm in the New Testament, applied to Christ.
Seven verses, most-cited in the New Testament. God says to David's Lord: sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. The rod of your strength out of Zion; rule in the midst of enemies. Your people willing in the day of your power. The LORD has sworn: you are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at your right hand shall strike through kings. He shall drink of the brook in the way and lift up the head.
The one who sits at God's right hand is simultaneously messianic king and eternal priest after the order of Melchizedek, combining two offices previously separated in Israel.
verse: "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." Jesus cites this verse to perplex his questioners about the Messiah's identity, and it is the most-quoted OT verse in the NT.
Superscription: 'A Psalm of David.' The Melchizedek connection (v4) reaches back to Genesis 14:18-20 (the priest-king of Salem who blessed Abraham). The oath sworn by God (v4: 'The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent') gives the priesthood irrevocable divine guarantee. Book 5.
God speaking to David's Lord; David as the one who reports the divine speech; the king-priest figure who sits at the right hand; the enemies made a footstool; Melchizedek as the prototype priest-king.
Psalm 110 is the single most-quoted Old Testament text in the New Testament. Jesus uses v1 to argue that the Messiah must be more than David's son (Matt 22:44). Hebrews uses vv1 and 4 extensively to argue for Christ's priesthood after Melchizedek's order. Acts applies v1 to the resurrection and ascension. The psalm is the cornerstone of NT Christology.
For when you want to understand the scope of what Christ's session at God's right hand means. This psalm is where that claim originates and its fullness is staggering.
1[A Psalm of David.] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
4The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
5The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
7He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.