Psalms 110 · Verse 2

Psalms 110:2

The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Psalms 110:2, King James Version

Psalms 110:2 in other translations

BSBThe LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
WEBThe LORD will send out the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule among your enemies.
ASVJehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
YLTThe rod of thy strength doth Jehovah send from Zion, Rule in the midst of thine enemies.
DARBYJehovah shall send the sceptre of thy might out of Zion: rule in the midst of thine enemies.
BBEThe Lord will send out the rod of your strength from Zion; be king over your haters.
WebsterThe LORD will send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies.

What does Psalms 110:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. the rod of thy strength--the rod of correction (Is 9:4; 10:15; Jr 48:12), by which Thy strength will be known. This is His Word of truth (Is 2:3; 11:4), converting some and confounding others (compare 2Th 2:8). out of Zion--or, the Church, in which God dwells by His Spirit, as once by a visible symbol in the tabernacle on Zion (compare Psa 2:6). rule thou, &c.--over enemies now conquered. in the midst--once set upon, as by ferocious beasts (Psa 22:16), now humbly, though reluctantly, confessed as Lord (Php 2:10, 11).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 The rod of thy strength - The Gospel - the doctrine of Christ crucified; which is the powerful scepter of the Lord that bought us, is quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword; and is the power of God to salvation to all them that believe. The kingdom of our Lord was to be founded in Zion, and thence, by gradual conquests, to be extended over the whole earth. It was in Zion the preaching of the Gospel first began; and it is by the Gospel that Christ rules, even in the midst of his enemies; for the Gospel extends a moralizing influence over multitudes who do not receive it to their salvation.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 110:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מַטֵּֽה\־ma.teh-[the] staff ofH4294
עֻזְּךָ֗'u.ze.Khastrength yourH5797
יִשְׁלַ֣חyish.Lachhe will stretch outH7971
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִצִּיּ֑וֹןmi.tzi.Yonfrom ZionH6726
רְ֝דֵ֗הre.DehruleH7287
בְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revin [the] midst ofH7130
אֹיְבֶֽיךָ\׃'o.ye.Vei.khaenemies yourH341

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Cross references for Psalms 110:2

  • 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

    (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

  • Jeremiah 48:17

    All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

  • Matthew 28:18-20

    And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  • Psalms 72:8

    He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

  • Psalms 45:5-6

    Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

  • Psalms 2:8-9

    Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13

    For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

  • Micah 4:2

    And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  • Ezekiel 19:14

    And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

  • Isaiah 2:3

    And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  • Psalms 22:28-29

    For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

  • Romans 1:16

    For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the rod.
Ex 7:19; 8:5; Mic 7:14; Mt 28:18-20; Ac 2:34-37; Ro 1:16
1Co 1:23,24; 2Co 10:4,5; 1Th 2:13; 1Pe 1:12
out.
Isa 2:3; Eze 47:1; Mic 4:2
rule.
2:8,9; 22:28,29; 45:5

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Context

  • Psalms 110:1

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

  • Psalms 110:2

    The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

  • Psalms 110:3

    Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Read all of Psalms 110

Psalms 110:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La vara de tu fortaleza enviará Jehová desde Sión: domina en medio de tus enemigos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’ Éternel enverra de Sion la verge de ta force: Domine au milieu de tes ennemis!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Den Stab deiner Macht wird Jehova aus Zion senden; herrsche inmitten deiner Feinde!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Magna opera Domini: exquisita in omnes voluntates ejus.