Psalms 110:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר נְאֻ֤ם יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לַֽאדֹנִ֗י שֵׁ֥ב לִֽימִינִ֑י עַד־אָשִׁ֥ית אֹ֝יְבֶ֗יךָ הֲדֹ֣ם לְרַגְלֶֽיךָ

Transliteration

To Dāwid mizmôr. Neʾum of YHWH to ʾădōnî: šēb at yemînî until I ʾāšît ʾōyebeykā hădōm to ragleykā

Grammar Details

• *leDāwid*: preposition + proper noun - 'to/for/belonging to David'
• *mizmôr*: masculine singular noun - 'psalm/song'
• *Neʾum*: construct state, masculine singular noun - 'oracle/utterance of'
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• *laʾădōnî*: preposition + noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'to my lord'
• *šēb*: qal imperative, masculine singular - 'sit/dwell/remain'
• *lîmînî*: preposition + noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'at my right hand'
• *ʿad*: preposition - 'until'
• *ʾāšît*: qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will place/set/make'
• *ʾōyebeykā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your enemies'
• *hădōm*: masculine singular noun, construct state - 'footstool of'
• *lěragleykā*: preposition + feminine dual noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'for your feet'

Word Meanings

• *leDāwid*: of/by/for/belonging to David
• *mizmôr*: psalm/melody/song
• *Neʾum*: oracle/utterance/declaration/saying
• *šēb*: sit/be enthroned/dwell/remain
• *yemînî*: my right hand/right side/south
• *ʾāšît*: I will place/set/make/establish
• *hădōm*: footstool/support/suppression

Referenced Verses

• Heb 10:12-13 : 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
• 1 Cor 15:25 : 25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
• Eph 1:20-22 : 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places], 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church,
• Luke 20:42-43 : 42 ‹And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,› 43 ‹Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.›
• Heb 1:3 : 3 Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
• Heb 1:13 : 13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
• Mark 12:35-37 : 35 ¶ And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, ‹How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?› 36 ‹For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.› 37 ‹David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he› [then] ‹his son?› And the common people heard him gladly.
• Heb 12:2 : 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Matt 22:42-46 : 42 Saying, ‹What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?› They say unto him, [The Son] of David. 43 He saith unto them, ‹How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,› 44 ‹The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?› 45 ‹If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?› 46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any [man] from that day forth ask him any more [questions].
• Matt 26:64 : 64 Jesus saith unto him, ‹Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.›
• Ps 8:6 : 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all [things] under his feet:
• Acts 2:34-35 : 34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
• 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
• Heb 8:1 : 1 ¶ Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
• Col 3:1 : 1 ¶ If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
• Mark 16:19 : 19 ¶ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
• Ps 45:6-7 : 6 ¶ Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• Ps 2:6-9 : 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 ¶ I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou [art] my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.