Psalms 110:1

A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

KJV

A Psalm by David. Yahweh says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

The LORD said to my Lord, Sit you at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.

110:2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

What does Psalms 110:1 mean?

Psalms 110:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מִזְמוֹר (mizmôwr), דָּוִד (Dâvid), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmôwr/miz-more'/H4210properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes

David.דָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse

The

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

saidנְאֻםnᵉʼum/neh-oom'/H5002an oracle

unto

Lord,אָדוֹןʼâdôwn/aw-done'/H113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

Sitיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

thou

right

hand,יָמִיןyâmîyn/yaw-meen'/H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south

until

makeשִׁיתshîyth/sheeth/H7896to place (in a very wide application)

thine

enemiesאֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

thy

footstool.הֲדֹםhădôm/had-ome'/H1916a foot stool

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 110:1.

Genesis 24:37

And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

Genesis 24:49

And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 48:14

And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Genesis 48:17

And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. displeased: was evil in his eyes

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 110:1 say?

Psalms 110:1 (King James Version) reads: "A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."

Is Psalms 110:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 110:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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