Read
Psalm 110:2
The LORD will send out the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule among your enemies.
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.
4The LORD has sworn, and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Notice
The rod sent from Zion is a sign of royal strength, and the command to rule leaves enemies present within the scene.
Questions to write on. Each one opens a new entry with this verse already attached.
What changes in your reading when you notice who sends the rod from Zion?
Write on thisWhere does the phrase “among your enemies” challenge your expectations of God’s rule?
Write on thisConnect
Where else Scripture says this
11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.
This verse's connections, by chapterThe Bible's strongest chapter linksHover or tap a book to trace it
2 Corinthians 10:4for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,Both passages describe strength that depends on God, expressed through a royal rod in the psalm and weapons mighty before God in Corinthians.
Psalm 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.Both mention a rod amid danger: one signifies royal strength among enemies, while the other brings comfort in the shadow of death.
Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, …Both use images of force in relation to God: a ruling rod in the psalm and a discerning sword in Hebrews.
Isaiah 2:3Many peoples shall go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will …Both describe something going out from Zion: the rod of royal strength in the psalm and the LORD’s teaching in Isaiah.
Exodus 4:2The LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”The shared detail is a rod: Exodus identifies an object in a hand, while the psalm describes a sign of royal strength.
Exodus 8:22I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, to the end you may know that I am the LORD …Both portray the LORD exercising authority on earth, through royal rule in the psalm and protection of Goshen in Exodus.
Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the …Both locate power in God, though the psalm concerns royal rule and Romans names the Good News as God’s power for salvation.
Jeremiah 48:17All you who are around him, bemoan him; and all you who know his name, say, ‘How the strong staff is broken, the beautiful rod!’Both associate a rod with strength, though the psalm announces its extension from Zion and Jeremiah mourns its breaking.
Psalm 134:3May the LORD bless you from Zion, even he who made heaven and earth.Both name Zion as the place from which the LORD sends something: royal strength in Psalm 110 and blessing in Psalm 134.
Isaiah 45:24They will say of me, ‘There is righteousness and strength only in the LORD.’” Even to him will men come. All those who raged against him will be disappointed.Both connect strength with the LORD and describe his authority in the face of those who oppose him or his ruler.
Numbers 17:8On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore …The shared object is a rod, though the psalm describes royal strength and Numbers describes Aaron’s rod sprouting and bearing almonds.
Where this verse fits
Fear for the future. praise and worship.
One step
Something small to carry out of this verse
Encouragement
Opposition is still present in this promise of rule. The king receives his strength from YHWH, whose authority reaches into the midst of enemies.
Now put it in your words.
Start an entry on Psalm 110:2. Write what it stirs. Psalmlog sets your words beside Scripture and gives you one next step. Your first entry is free, no account needed.
Keep goingPsalm 110 · the whole chapter with its connection mapPsalms · every chapterBuild a reading plan through Psalms
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).