Psalms 110:1

“Of David. A psalm. YHWH declares to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.””

Psalms 110:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · Matthew 22:44

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Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

Formula: Πῶς οὖν Δαυὶδ ἐν πνεύματι καλεῖ αὐτὸν κύριον λέγων “how then does David, in the Spirit, call him Lord, saying…?” (Matthew 22:43)

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Greek of the New Testament: Εἶπεν κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν σου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי עַד אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 109:1 in the Septuagint numbering): Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 14 consecutive words: “κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Mark 12:36

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Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

Formula: αὐτὸς Δαυὶδ εἶπεν ἐν τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ “David himself said by the Holy Spirit” (Mark 12:36)

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Greek of the New Testament: αὐτὸς Δαυὶδ εἶπεν ἐν τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ Εἶπεν κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν σου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי עַד אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 109:1 in the Septuagint numbering): Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 14 consecutive words: “κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Luke 20:42-43

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Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

Formula: αὐτὸς γὰρ Δαυὶδ λέγει ἐν βίβλῳ ψαλμῶν “for David himself says in the book of Psalms” (Luke 20:42)

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Greek of the New Testament: αὐτὸς γὰρ Δαυὶδ λέγει ἐν βίβλῳ ψαλμῶν Εἶπεν κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי עַד אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 109:1 in the Septuagint numbering): Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 18 consecutive words: “κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Acts 2:34-35

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Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

Formula: λέγει δὲ αὐτός “but he himself says” (Acts 2:34)

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Greek of the New Testament: οὐ γὰρ Δαυὶδ ἀνέβη εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς λέγει δὲ αὐτός Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי עַד אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 109:1 in the Septuagint numbering): Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 20 consecutive words: “Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Hebrews 1:13

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Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

Formula: πρὸς τίνα δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἴρηκέν ποτε “to which of the angels has he ever said…?” (Hebrews 1:13)

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Greek of the New Testament: πρὸς τίνα δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἴρηκέν ποτε Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי עַד אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 109:1 in the Septuagint numbering): Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 14 consecutive words: “Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Allusion · Matthew 26:64

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιῶνdexiōnG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427καθήμενονkathēmenonG2521“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · Mark 14:62

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιῶνdexiōnG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427καθήμενονkathēmenonG2521“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · Luke 22:69

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιῶνdexiōnG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427καθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · Mark 16:19

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιῶνdexiōnG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427ἐκάθισενekathisenG2523“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · Ephesians 1:20

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιᾷdexiaiG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427καθίσαςkathisasG2523“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · Colossians 3:1

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιᾷdexiaiG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427καθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · Hebrews 1:3

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιᾷdexiaiG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427ἐκάθισενekathisenG2523“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · Hebrews 8:1

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιᾷdexiaiG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427ἐκάθισενekathisenG2523“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · Hebrews 10:12

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιᾷdexiaiG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427ἐκάθισενekathisenG2523“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · Hebrews 12:2

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Both texts speak of being seated at the right hand of God, as in Psalm 110:1.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ימִינִyminiH3225δεξιᾷdexiaiG1188“right, right hand”
  • שֵׁבshevH3427κεκάθικενkekathikenG2523“sit down; dwell”

Allusion · 1 Corinthians 15:25

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Both texts say “until he puts his enemies under his feet.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • אָשִׁיתashitH7896θῇthēiG5087“put, place”
  • אֹיְבֶיoyveH341ἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190“enemy”
  • רַגְלֶיragleH7272πόδαςpodasG4228“foot; time”

Psalms 110:1, word by word

Of Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

Where else “david” appears
A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor

psalm

Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.

Where else “mizmor” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” appears
to my lordאדֹנִdoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

Where else “doni” appears
“Sitשֵׁבshev

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

Where else “shev” appears
at my right handימִינִymini

right hand

The hand on the side of strength and honor.

Where else “ymini” appears
I makeאָשִׁיתashit

make

To turn someone into something.

Where else “ashit” appears
your enemiesאֹיְבֶיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

Where else “oyve” appears
a footstoolהֲדֹםhadom

footstool

Footstool: a low stool on which the feet of someone seated rest. The Bible uses it as an image: the ark, the temple, or the earth is God's "footstool," that is, the place where his throne touches the earth.

Where else “hadom” appears
for your feetרַגְלֶיragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragle” appears

Translation note

“My lord”: in Hebrew, adoni, the word used to address a lord or a king; it is different from Adonai, which in this translation is used for God. Jesus quotes this verse (Matthew 22:41-45) to show that the Messiah, son of David, is also his Lord; Acts 2:34-35 and Hebrews 1:13 also quote it.

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Quotation · Matthew 22:44

Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

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Psalms 110:1

1Of David. A psalm. YHWH declares to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

Matthew 22:44

44‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right until I put your enemies under your feet”’?

Quotation · Mark 12:36

Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

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Psalms 110:1

1Of David. A psalm. YHWH declares to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

Mark 12:36

36David himself said by the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right until I put your enemies under your feet.”’

Quotation · Luke 20:42-43

Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

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Psalms 110:1

1Of David. A psalm. YHWH declares to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

Luke 20:42-43

42For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand

Quotation · Acts 2:34-35

Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

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Psalms 110:1

1Of David. A psalm. YHWH declares to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

Acts 2:34-35

34For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,

Quotation · Hebrews 1:13

Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

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Psalms 110:1

1Of David. A psalm. YHWH declares to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

Hebrews 1:13

13But to which of the angels has he ever said: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2The rod of your strength YHWH will send from Zion: rule in the midst of your enemies.

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