Luke 20:42

42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

Luke 20:42 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:42

And David himself saith in the book Psalms
In ( Psalms 110:1 ) the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand;
which words were delivered by David, as inspired by the Spirit of God; and contain a speech of God the Father to his son Jesus Christ, upon his ascension to heaven, after his sufferings, death, and resurrection from the dead; when he was bid to sit down in human nature, at the right hand of God, in token of having done his work on earth to full satisfaction; and in the relation of which David calls Christ his Lord; and is the reason of their being mentioned.

Luke 20:42 In-Context

40 For they no longer dared put to him a sh'eilah.
41 But he said to them, "How is it that people say the Messiah is David's son?"
42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms,
43 `ADONAI said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool." '
44 David thus calls him `Lord.' So how can he be David's son?"
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