"The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.” - Psalm 110:1
You know, if you simply listened to that verse, you would never understand its correct meaning.
Most Bibles have the two 'lord' words written just like this ESV text does. The first use of LORD is all in caps. The second Lord only has the first letter capitalized. Why is that? It's because the words have different meanings.
Another thing about this verse is that it was written in 979BC. Nearly 1000 years before Jesus was born. So? Well, Psalm 110:1 is ABOUT Jesus.
The 'all caps' LORD is YHWH, or Yahweh, in Hebrew - God the Father. But who is the 'Lord' in this verse? Let's have Jesus give us a hint.
"While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”
“The son of David,” they replied.
He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,
“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”
If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” - Matthew 22:41-45
“The son of David,” they replied.
He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,
“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”
If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” - Matthew 22:41-45
The answer is that David was not referring to himself as lord. The 'Lord' in Psalm 110 and in Matthew 22 is Jesus, The Messiah. The Pharisees never understood that. But we do, and we are blessed because of it.
Psalm 110 then goes on to say in verse 4 that this 'Lord' will reign forever - "you are a priest forever." That is the promised Messiah. And again, His name is Jesus.
Psalm 110 - Gotquestions.org
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