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Psalm 110:6
He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
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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Heaped dead bodies make this royal psalm's vision of judgment stark: the Lord's victory includes the violent overthrow of earthly rule.
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Habakkuk 3:13You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to …Both describe a head or ruler being crushed, linking God's action with the defeat of earthly power.
Psalm 68:21But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.Both portray divine judgment through a violent blow to the head, with Psalm 68 naming God's enemies as its targets.
Micah 4:3and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into …Both describe judgment among nations; Psalm 110 depicts lethal defeat, while Micah describes weapons remade and warfare ended.
John 5:22For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,Judgment is the shared subject: the psalm describes its reach among nations, and John says the Father entrusts it to the Son.
Isaiah 2:4He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. …Both speak of judging between nations, though Isaiah follows judgment with the end of war and Psalm 110 with death.
Revelation 19:11I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.Both join judgment with warfare: the psalm describes rulers crushed, and Revelation names a rider who judges and makes war in righteousness.
Isaiah 40:10Behold, the Lord GOD will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.Both depict the Lord exercising might and rule, with Psalm 110 showing that power in judgment over nations.
Ezekiel 30:3For the day is near, even the LORD’s day is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.Both concern the nations facing the Lord's action: Ezekiel announces a day of clouds, while the psalm depicts deadly judgment.
Psalm 47:8God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.God's authority over the nations links these psalms: Psalm 47 names his reign, and Psalm 110 describes his judgment.
Isaiah 42:4He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice on the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”Both extend divine justice across the earth, though the psalm depicts crushing force and Isaiah describes perseverance in establishing justice.
Revelation 14:20The wine press was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out of the wine press, up to the bridles of the horses, as far as one thousand six hundred …Both portray death on a vast scale through bodily images: heaped corpses in the psalm and overflowing blood in Revelation.
2 Samuel 22:44You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.Both speak of rule over nations, though the song in Samuel describes a ruler preserved and the psalm describes a ruler crushed.
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The judgment described here belongs to the Lord; it gives you no command to harm anyone. Even the ruler of the whole earth stands under his judgment.
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