PSALMS LESSON 114
We will begin this lesson by giving the 110th Psalm in metre.
THE PSALMS OF DAVID IN METRE
Chapter 110
Verse 1 "JEHOVAH to my Lord thus said, Sit thou at my right hand,
Until I make thy foes a stool, On which thy feet may stand."
Verse 2 "The Lord shall out of Zion send The rod of thy great pow'r:
In midst of all thine enemies Be thou the governor."
Verse 3 "A willing people in thy day Of pow'r shall come to thee, In
holy beauties from morn's womb; Thy youth like dew shall be."
Verse 4 "The Lord hath sworn, and from his oath He never will depart,
Of th'order of Melchisedec A priest thou ever art."
Verse 5 "The glorious and mighty Lord, That sits at thy right hand,
Shall, in his day of wrath, strike through The kings that him
withstand.
Verse 6 "The glorious and mighty Lord, That sits at thy right hand,
Shall, in his day of wrath, strike through The kings that him
withstand.
Verse 7 "The brook that runneth in the way With drink shall him
supply; And, for this cause, In triumph he shall lift his
head on high."
We will now begin the verse by verse study of the 110th Psalm.
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."
This is most definitely a prophetic Scripture about the Lord
Jesus Christ. In this David, is calling Jesus his Lord. Jesus is even
now seated at the right hand of the Father at the throne of God in
heaven. In Matthew chapter 22, Jesus speaks of this very same
Scripture. Matthew 22:43 "He saith unto them, How then doth David in
spirit call him Lord, saying," Matthew 22:44 "The Lord said unto my
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy
footstool?" Matthew 22:45 "If David then call him Lord, how is he his
son?" In the flesh, Jesus is descended from David. In the Spirit,
Jesus is David's Lord. Notice, it is the LORD who makes His enemies
His footstool. LORD is Jehovah here, and Lord is Adonia.
Psalms 110:2 "The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of
Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies."
We have talked so much about Zion symbolizing the church. I
believe that to be the case here. The power of Jesus in the earth
today is shown to the world through His church. Jesus is the Lord.
There is no greater rule in the earth today than the rule of Jesus in
His people. Moses had a rod of power that God had given him. This rod
of Jesus is even more powerful than that. Jesus has all power in
heaven and earth and under the earth. The rod of Jesus is a rod of
love. He brings his Word in such power to all who will receive it.
They are no longer his enemies, but His servants. The church of the
Lord Jesus Christ is not a denomination, but a family. The Light of
Jesus is in all churches that believe in Jesus. The Light that the
church gives off is not Light that the church produces, it is Light
that we are showing from Him. It is Jesus' Light. We are just the
fixture that you see His Light in. The rod of Moses did not bring the
water, it was the Rock {Jesus Christ}, that brought the water. The rod
of Moses just activated the water to flow. Christians are not the
truth, Jesus is. We just bring His Truth to the world.
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."
The power here, is the gospel power. The power of the Word of God
is the greatest power in the world. The spoken and the written Word
are the great powers of the Lord Jesus made manifest. Possibly, the
statement, from the womb, means babies. These would be baby
Christians. There is nothing more beautiful than a brand new
Christian. Youth have energy and an eagerness that some of the older
Christians have lost. What a wonderful thing it would be to be able to
keep the enthusiasm that we had when we were first saved.
Psalms 110:4 "The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou
[art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."
Melchizedek and Jesus were High Priest of a heavenly nature. They
were not high priest from earthly blood lines, but were High Priest
forever. The high priest on the earth had limited power and was high
priest for a short time on this earth. Jesus, or Melchizedek, was High
Priest King for all of eternity. Jehovah swore, and it is a fact that
can not be disputed. He will not change His mind. This order of High
Priest is of all of the faithful. Melchizedek appeared to Abraham and
Abraham believed and paid tithes to Him. Abraham is the Father of all
believers. We believe in Jesus Christ our High Priest. Abraham and all
Christian believers believed the same thing, and it was counted as
righteousness to them.
Psalms 110:5 "The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through
kings in the day of his wrath."
The Lord, here, is speaking of the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus, not
only sits at the right hand of the Father, but is, in fact, the Right
Hand of God. When Jesus returns to this earth as King of kings and
Lord of lords, He will rule with the rod of iron. Earthly kings will
crumble before Him. His power shall be in all the earth. In that day,
all will believe who He is and will be His subjects. II Thessalonians
1:10 "When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be
admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was
believed) in that day."
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."
The wrath of God is not a very pleasant thing to think about, but
it is as certain as the sun coming up in the morning. Jesus is the
Judge of all the world. He gave His body on Calvary that all who will
believe might be saved. The offer of forgiveness for sins is there. It
is our obligation to receive forgiveness for our sin and the salvation
that He offers us. I Timothy 4:10 "For therefore we both labour and
suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the
Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe." He suffered for
all, but not all will accept the free gift of salvation. This same
loving Jesus, will judge everyone. Those who have not received
salvation, He will condemn to an eternity in hell.
Psalms 110:7 "He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore
shall he lift up the head."
The, drink of the brook, indicates haste. It, possibly, means
that He will do a quick work of His judgement. The victory over Satan
and the world has already been won. Jesus not only defeated Satan, but
conquered sin and death, as well. Perhaps, this lifting of the head
means a walk of victory. Praise the Lord.
We have seen, in this lesson, the plan of God from the foundation
of the world. God has received Himself a family by the wonderful
sacrifice of His precious Son, Jesus Christ. We saw the humiliation of
Jesus, during His stay on the earth when He defeated Satan at the
cross. There will be a glorious time on this earth when Jesus will
reign as King and Lord. This was all part of the master plan from the
foundation of the world. God made man in His image, but He made him of
earthly material. The weakness of man in the flesh, required a
Saviour. Jesus is the Saviour of all who will accept Him. Jesus Christ
never for a moment stopped being God. He took on the form of flesh of
man to redeem us, but inside that flesh lived the Spirit of the Living
God. I John 5:7 "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."
God, the Word, took on flesh of man to save us from sin and death.
We have been redeemed by the precious blood of the spotless Lamb.
Questions 114
1. Who penned this Psalm?
2. Verse 1 is a prophetic Scripture about the _____ _____ _____ .
3. What did David call Jesus in verse 1?
3. What does the name LORD mean?
4. What does the name Lord mean?
5. Where, in the New Testament, do we see a reference to Psalms
chapter 114 verse?
6. In the _______, Jesus is descended from David.
7. In the ________, Jesus is David's Lord.
8. Where is Jesus seated now?
9. Who makes His enemies His footstool?
10. Who does Zion symbolize in verse 2?
11. What is the power of Jesus in the world today shown through?
12. What is the rod of Jesus?
13. The church of the Lord Jesus Christ is not a _____________.
14. What is it?
15. Where is the Light of Jesus today?
16. Who was the Rock that Moses struck symbolic of?
17. What is the power in verse 3?
18. What are the really true great powers in the world?
19. What does the statement {from the womb} mean?
20. There is nothing more beautiful than a _______ ____ ________.
21. What would be wonderful to retain from our early salvation?
22. Who were High Priests of a heavenly nature?
23. How was their Priesthood different from the earthly priesthood?
24. Jehovah swore, and it can not be __________.
25. Who did Melchizedek appear to?
26. What was counted righteousness to Abraham and the Christians?
27. When shall the Lord strike through kings?
28. Who will Jesus be when He returns to the earth to rule?
29. Quote 2 Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 10.
30. Who is the Judge of the earth?
31. Quote 1 Timothy chapter 4 verse 10.
32. What does {drink of the brook} indicate?
33. Who and what, has Jesus already conquered?
34. We have seen, in this lesson, the plan of God from the _______ __
___ _______.
35. How did the Father receive Himself a family?
36. God made man in ___ _______.
37. The weakness of man in the flesh required a ________.
38. Quote 1 John chapter 5 verse 7.
39. We have been redeemed by the precious ______ of the ______.
40. Why did God the Word take on the form of flesh?
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