Psa 110:1 | MHM | STEP | The Messiah’s Dominion This section describes how Jesus, our great Redeemer, will defeat all His enemies and save His people. The psalm shows Jesus as a powerful King who brings judgment to those who fight against Him, but also as a Savior who comforts those who trust in Him. The victory of Christ is both complete and fair, and it brings hope to everyone who follows Him. Jesus, called the Lord at your right hand , will conquer His enemies (Psalm 110:5 ). He is the judge of all, and He will make sure that those who stand against Him are defeated. He will strike down even the greatest kings and rulers who oppose Him. No matter how powerful these enemies are, they cannot win against Christ (Psalm 2:2-5 ). His victory will be seen everywhere, reaching all nations. Christ’s judgment is fair—He will judge His enemies before He punishes them, making it clear they brought this trouble on themselves (Revelation 19:1-2 ). The result will be complete defeat for all who persist in fighting against Him. The psalm says He will wound the heads over many countries and fill places with dead bodies, pointing back to the promise that the Messiah would crush the serpent’s head (Genesis 3:15 ). For His people, Jesus also shows humility and brings comfort (Psalm 110:7 ). He drank from the brook in the way , meaning He suffered humiliation and hard times for our sake—He drank the “bitter cup” of God’s wrath so we could be saved (John 18:1 ). Because Jesus humbled Himself, God raised Him up. The verse says, therefore shall he lift up the head ; after Jesus died and was buried, He rose again and triumphed over all His enemies (Philippians 2:9 ). His victory is also the victory of all who trust in Him—if we suffer with Him, we will also reign with Him.

‏ Psalms 110:1

The Messiah’s Dominion

This section describes how Jesus, our great Redeemer, will defeat all His enemies and save His people. The psalm shows Jesus as a powerful King who brings judgment to those who fight against Him, but also as a Savior who comforts those who trust in Him. The victory of Christ is both complete and fair, and it brings hope to everyone who follows Him.

Jesus, called the Lord at your right hand, will conquer His enemies (Psalm 110:5 ^a). He is the judge of all, and He will make sure that those who stand against Him are defeated. He will strike down even the greatest kings and rulers who oppose Him. No matter how powerful these enemies are, they cannot win against Christ (Psalm 2:2-5 ^b). His victory will be seen everywhere, reaching all nations. Christ’s judgment is fair—He will judge His enemies before He punishes them, making it clear they brought this trouble on themselves (Revelation 19:1-2 ^c). The result will be complete defeat for all who persist in fighting against Him. The psalm says He will wound the heads over many countries and fill places with dead bodies, pointing back to the promise that the Messiah would crush the serpent’s head (Genesis 3:15 ^d).

For His people, Jesus also shows humility and brings comfort (Psalm 110:7 ^e). He drank from the brook in the way, meaning He suffered humiliation and hard times for our sake—He drank the “bitter cup” of God’s wrath so we could be saved (John 18:1 ^f). Because Jesus humbled Himself, God raised Him up. The verse says, therefore shall he lift up the head; after Jesus died and was buried, He rose again and triumphed over all His enemies (Philippians 2:9 ^g). His victory is also the victory of all who trust in Him—if we suffer with Him, we will also reign with Him.