Psalm 110 is one of two psalms about the Messiah that is widely quoted in the New Testament by Jesus himself and his early followers. At the same time, it is cryptic and mysterious in some of its details. How do we pray it?
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We are listening to Psalm 110 today, which along with Psalm 2 is a messianic psalm. It's language comes from Israel's early kingdom days, yet it refers to the king as a priest too, something that was never true during the the reign of any of Israel's kings. In speaking of the Messiah to come, it clearly is drawing from ancient language and ideas while making far-reaching claims for the Messiah. In the New Testament, Jesus used this psalm to confound his opponents, and he considered himself the fulfillment, both son of David and David's Lord or superior. Jesus quotes from this psalm in three of the four gospels, and Peter also refers to it on Pentecost (Acts 2). It shows up again in Hebrews, which makes use of it in several ways.
How do we pray Psalm 110 today? We follow Jesus' lead along with the early Church and welcome Jesus as Messiah, both king and priest who alone rises to fulfill the prophetic role of the Messiah and who will return again to reign at the end of the age. We look forward in anticipation to God's righteous judgment and victory over his enemies.
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