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Psalm 110:5
The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.
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.”
5The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.
6He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
7He will drink of the brook on the way; therefore he will lift up his head.
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The Lord at the king’s right hand is a battlefield promise, with crushed kings making the cost of his wrath impossible to soften.
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Psalm 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.Both passages place the Lord at the right hand, with Psalm 16 emphasizing stability and Psalm 110 describing his defeat of kings.
Psalm 109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.The Lord stands at the right hand in both passages, saving the needy in Psalm 109 and crushing kings in Psalm 110.
Philippians 2:9Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,Both passages speak of supremacy: the Lord defeats kings in the psalm, while God grants the name above every name in Philippians.
Romans 2:5But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of …Both name a day of wrath, with Psalm 110 announcing judgment on kings and Romans warning the unrepentant of God’s righteous judgment.
Acts 2:25For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.Both describe the Lord at the right hand; Acts connects his presence with remaining unmoved, while Psalm 110 connects it with victory.
Joshua 10:24When they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who went with him, “Come near. …Both portray the defeat of kings in bodily terms: crushing in the psalm and feet placed on kings’ necks in Joshua.
Revelation 6:15–17The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the …Kings appear in both scenes: Psalm 110 depicts them crushed, and Revelation depicts them hiding alongside people of every rank.
Revelation 17:12–14The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.Both passages speak of kings; Psalm 110 announces their defeat, while Revelation 17:12 describes their brief authority with the beast.
Revelation 11:18The nations were angry, and your wrath came, as did the time for the dead to be judged, and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward, as well as to …Both describe divine wrath bringing destruction, with Psalm 110 naming kings and Revelation naming those who destroy the earth.
Job 36:18Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.The shared word is wrath, though Psalm 110 describes the Lord’s judgment and Job warns against being enticed by riches.
Psalm 68:14When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.Both portray God defeating kings: the Lord crushes them in Psalm 110, and the Almighty scatters them in Psalm 68.
Revelation 17:14These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with him are called, chosen, and …Both portray victory over opposing powers: the Lord crushes kings in the psalm, and the Lamb overcomes those who war against him.
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Earthly rulers remain subject to the Lord. This royal psalm describes violent judgment, and it grants no permission for private revenge; the day of wrath belongs to him.
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