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Psalm 110:1

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

1A Psalm by David. The LORD says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”
2The LORD will send out the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule among your enemies.
3Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.
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Notice

The footstool is an image of conquered enemies: David’s Lord receives a place of honor while YHWH promises to bring those enemies under his feet.

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What does the word “until” suggest about the relation between this ruler’s present honor and his promised victory?

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Hebrews 10:12–13but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God,Both passages describe sitting at God’s right hand; Hebrews places that honor after the offering of one sacrifice for sins forever.
1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.Both passages describe a ruler whose enemies will be put under his feet, with an interval marked by the word “until.”
Luke 20:42–43David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,Luke names David and the book of Psalms as he quotes the command to sit at the Lord’s right hand.
Hebrews 1:13But which of the angels has he told at any time, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?”Hebrews quotes the command and footstool promise, asking whether God has ever addressed an angel with these words.
Mark 12:35–37Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?David is central to both texts: the psalm names his Lord, while Jesus asks about the Christ’s descent from David.
Hebrews 1:3His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified …The seat at God’s right hand links these passages; Hebrews describes the Son taking that seat after purifying sins.
Ephesians 1:20–22which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,Both passages describe God granting a seat at his right hand; Ephesians names Christ as the one seated there after his resurrection.
Hebrews 12:2looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the …The place at God’s right hand appears in both texts; Hebrews names Jesus as seated there after enduring the cross.
Acts 2:34–35For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right handActs attributes the psalm’s words to David and quotes the Lord’s command to sit at his right hand.
Matthew 22:42–46saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”Both passages center on David: the psalm speaks of his Lord, while Matthew records the answer that the Christ is David’s son.
Matthew 26:64Jesus said to him, “You have said so. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the …Both passages describe a seat at the divine right hand; Jesus speaks of the Son of Man sitting there.
1 Peter 3:22who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.Both texts join the place at God’s right hand with subjection: enemies become a footstool, and heavenly authorities are made subject.
Where this verse fits

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Read Psalm 110:1 beside Hebrews 1:13; mark the repeated words.

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Encouragement

YHWH takes responsibility for the victory promised here. His appointed ruler sits at his right hand, and the enemies’ defeat rests on God’s own word.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).