Psalms 110
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4. The perpetuity of the priesthood, here asserted on God's oath, corresponds with that of the kingly office just explained.
after the order--( Hebrews 7:15 ) after the similitude of Melchisedek, is fully expounded by Paul, to denote not only perpetuity, appointment of God, and a royal priesthood, but also the absence of priestly descent and succession, and superiority to the Aaronic order.
5. at thy right hand--as Psalms 109:31 , upholding and aiding, which is not inconsistent with Psalms 110:1 , where the figure denotes participation of power, for here He is presented in another aspect, as a warrior going against enemies, and sustained by God.
strike through--smite or crush.
kings--not common men, but their rulers, and so all under them ( Psalms 2:2 Psalms 2:10 ).
6. The person is again changed. The Messiah's conquests are described, though His work and God's are the same. As after a battle, whose field is strewn with corpses, the conqueror ascends the seat of empire, so shall He "judge," or "rule," among many nations, and subdue
the head--or (as used collectively for "many") "the heads," over many lands.
wound--literally, "smite," or "crush" (compare Psalms 110:5 ).
7. As a conqueror, "faint, yet pursuing" ( Judges 8:4 ), He shall be refreshed by the brook in the way, and pursue to completion His divine and glorious triumphs.