Psalms 110 · Verse 6

Psalms 110:6

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
Psalms 110:6, King James Version

Psalms 110:6 in other translations

BSBHe will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
WEBHe will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
ASVHe will judge among the nations, He will fill the places with dead bodies; He will strike through the head in many countries.
YLTHe doth judge among the nations, He hath completed the carcases, Hath smitten the head over the mighty earth.
DARBYHe shall judge among the nations; he shall fill all places with dead bodies; he shall smite through the head over a great country.
BBEHe will be judge among the nations, the valleys will be full of dead bodies; the head over a great country will be wounded by him.
WebsterHe will judge among the heathen, he will fill the places with the dead bodies; he will wound the heads over many countries.

What does Psalms 110:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. The person is again changed. The Messiah's conquests are described, though His work and God's are the same. As after a battle, whose field is strewn with corpses, the conqueror ascends the seat of empire, so shall He "judge," or "rule," among many nations, and subdue the head--or (as used collectively for "many") "the heads," over many lands. wound--literally, "smite," or "crush" (compare Psa 110:5).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 He shall judge among the heathen - David shall greatly extend his dominion, and rule over the Idumeans, Moabites, Philistines, etc. He shall fill - with the dead bodies - He shall fill pits - make heaps of slain; there shall be an immense slaughter among his enemies. He shall wound the heads - He shall so bring down the power of all the neighboring kings, as to cause them to acknowledge him as their lord, and pay him tribute.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 110:6 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.

יָדִ֣יןya.Dinhe judgesH1777
בַּ֭גּוֹיִםBa.go.yimamong the nationsH1471
מָלֵ֣אma.Le'it is fullH4390
גְוִיּ֑וֹתge.vi.YotcorpsesH1472
מָ֥חַץMa.chatzhe shattersH4272
רֹ֝֗אשׁRoshchief[s]H7218
עַל\־'al-overH5921
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] earthH776
רַבָּֽה\׃ra.BahgreatH7227

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 110:6

  • Psalms 68:21

    But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

  • Revelation 19:11

    And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

  • Isaiah 2:4

    And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

  • John 5:22

    For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

  • Micah 4:3

    And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

  • Isaiah 42:4

    He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

  • Revelation 14:20

    And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

  • Isaiah 34:2-8

    For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. …

  • Isaiah 66:24

    And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

  • Habakkuk 3:13

    Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

  • Genesis 3:15

    And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

  • Isaiah 51:5

    My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
judge.
1Sa 2:10; Isa 2:4; 11:3; 42:1,4; 51:5; Joe 3:12-16; Mic 4:3
Joh 5:22; Re 19:11
fill.
Isa 34:2-8; 43:2-4; 66:16,17; Eze 38:21,22; 39:4,11-20; Re 14:20
wound.
68:21; Ge 3:15; Hab 3:13
many. or, great.

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Context

  • Psalms 110:5

    The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

  • Psalms 110:6

    He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

  • Psalms 110:7

    He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

Read all of Psalms 110

Psalms 110:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Juzgará en las gentes, llenará las de cadáveres: herirá las cabezas en muchas tierras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il jugera parmi les nations, il remplira tout de corps morts, il brisera le chef d’un grand pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er wird richten unter den Nationen, er füllt alles mit Leichen; das Haupt über ein großes Land zerschmettert er.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Virtutem operum suorum annuntiabit populo suo,