Psalm 110 (KJV)

The text, King James Version

1. 1The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2. 2The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3. 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.
4. 4The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
5. 5The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
6. 6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
7. 7He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

Summary of the chapter

From Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary.

Christ's kingdom. --Glorious things are here spoken of Christ. Not only he should be superior to all the kings of the earth, but he then existed in glory as the eternal Son of God. Sitting is a resting posture: after services and sufferings, to give law, to give judgment. It is a remaining posture: he sits like a king for ever. All his enemies are now in a chain, but not yet made his footstool. And his kingdom, being set up, shall be kept up in the world, in despite of all the powers of…