Luke 20:42

42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, ¹"'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

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 to ask him any question.

41 But he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is David's son?

42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

43 until I make your enemies your footstool.'

44 David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"

Cross References

• 1. Acts 2:34, 35; Hebrews 1:13; Cited from Psalms 110:1; [1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 10:13]