Psalms 110:4

110:3 Thy 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. from: or, more than the womb of the morning: thou shalt have, etc

The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

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Yahweh has sworn, and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

The LORD has sworn, and will not repent, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

110:5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

What does Psalms 110:4 mean?

Psalms 110:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ), נָחַם (nâcham).

Hebrew interlinear

The

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

hath

sworn,שָׁבַעshâbaʻ/shaw-bah'/H7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

and

will

not

repent,נָחַםnâcham/naw-kham'/H5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)

Thou

art

priestכֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

for

everעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

after

the

orderדִּבְרָהdibrâh/dib-raw'/H1700a reason, suit or style

Melchizedek.מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶקMalkîy-Tsedeq/mal-kee-tseh'-dek/H4442Malki-Tsedek, an early king in Palestine

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 110:4.

Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

Genesis 14:18

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 6:6

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 110:4 say?

Psalms 110:4 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."

Is Psalms 110:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 110:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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