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The most quoted Psalm
One Psalm was used over and again by Jesus and the New Testament church to explain who he was and what he did.
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(Matthew 22:43-46, Mark 12:36-37, Luke 20:41-44, Acts 2:32-36, Acts 5:31, Acts 7:55-56, Romans 8:34, 1 Corinthians 15:28, Ephesians 1:20, Colossians 3:1, Hebrews 1:13, 5:6-10, 7:17, 7:21, 10:11-14, 1 Peter 3:22,
Revelation 3:21)
Before looking at it directly, we need to chat about the Psalms.
- They are poetry designed to evoke emotion, addressing the mind through the heart
- They are designed to be sung
- Their vocabulary is purposefully metaphorical
- They are of several different types, and each type has a different kind of formal structure
- Each Psalm had a purpose in the life of Israel
- Each Psalm has its own integrity as a whole, and all verses are in the context of the whole.
All Psalms are placed in a bigger context of other Psalms:
They were written between the time of David and the time of exile in Babylon and are arranged in 5 "books."'
Book 1 (Psalms 1-41) and 2 (Psalms 42-72) are set in the time when David was king.
Book 3 (73 -89) is set after the fall of Jerusalem and continually asks "Why?" and "How Long?"
Book 4 (90-106) is a reminder that God is in charge
Book 5 (107-50) Looks forward to God's great future for his people
Psalm 110 comes in a specific context:
Psalm 110 is the linchpin psalm of the first seven psalms of Book Five of the Psalter. Besides occuring in the middle of the seven psalms (Pss. 107—113), Psalm 110 joins two different groups of psalms together. Psalms 107—109 express anguished pleas for deliverance; Psalms 111—113 overflow with praise for Yahweh. Psalm 110, the connecting psalm, reveals that the Messiah is both a King and a Priest who gives victory to His people
(Matthew 22:43-46, Mark 12:36-37, Luke 20:41-44, Acts 2:32-36, Acts 5:31, Acts 7:55-56, Romans 8:34, 1 Corinthians 15:28, Ephesians 1:20, Colossians 3:1, Hebrews 1:13, 5:6-10, 7:17, 7:21, 10:11-14, 1 Peter 3:22,
Revelation 3:21)
Before looking at it directly, we need to chat about the Psalms.
- They are poetry designed to evoke emotion, addressing the mind through the heart
- They are designed to be sung
- Their vocabulary is purposefully metaphorical
- They are of several different types, and each type has a different kind of formal structure
- Each Psalm had a purpose in the life of Israel
- Each Psalm has its own integrity as a whole, and all verses are in the context of the whole.
All Psalms are placed in a bigger context of other Psalms:
They were written between the time of David and the time of exile in Babylon and are arranged in 5 "books."'
Book 1 (Psalms 1-41) and 2 (Psalms 42-72) are set in the time when David was king.
Book 3 (73 -89) is set after the fall of Jerusalem and continually asks "Why?" and "How Long?"
Book 4 (90-106) is a reminder that God is in charge
Book 5 (107-50) Looks forward to God's great future for his people
Psalm 110 comes in a specific context:
Psalm 110 is the linchpin psalm of the first seven psalms of Book Five of the Psalter. Besides occuring in the middle of the seven psalms (Pss. 107—113), Psalm 110 joins two different groups of psalms together. Psalms 107—109 express anguished pleas for deliverance; Psalms 111—113 overflow with praise for Yahweh. Psalm 110, the connecting psalm, reveals that the Messiah is both a King and a Priest who gives victory to His people
Psalm 110 is introduced by the words "Of David. A psalm."
In Matthew 22:44 Mark 12:36, and Luke 20:42, Jesus directly quotes this verse to establish his authority over the Pharisees.
The first word "LORD" is Yahweh, and the second "lord" means a king or leader.
Sitting at God's right hand is both a place of power and place of rest. Hebrews points out that Old Testament priests were continually on their feet, but Jesus can sit because the once-and-for-all sacrifice has been made.
Sitting at God's right hand is both a place of power and place of rest. Hebrews points out that Old Testament priests were continually on their feet, but Jesus can sit because the once-and-for-all sacrifice has been made.
"make your enemies a footstool for your feet” was a common picture of military victory in the Ancient Near East.
So in sitting down at the right hand of the Father, there is this sense that Jesus has sacrificed once and for all and yet there is another victory to come.
So in sitting down at the right hand of the Father, there is this sense that Jesus has sacrificed once and for all and yet there is another victory to come.
We get this strange picture of what it means for the Messiah to "rule"; somehow, his Kingdom will be established in Jerusalem and then he will reign in the midst of his enemies.
What will define the Messiah's people will be their willingness and that they will "appear" like dew in the morning
God establishes a clear delineation between king and priest, which Saul ignores (in 1 Samuel 13) and it costs him his Kingdom... Uzziah also learned this painful lesson in 2 Chronicles 26:16-21) which is why this "oracle" from God is so unusual
Melchizedek was the king of Salem (Jerusalem) and also a priest. Abram gives him a tenth of everything in Genesis 14 and he blesses Abram on God's behalf.
After Moses, all priests were to come from the tribe of Levi, but this King was somehow to be a priest in the line of Melchizedek.
The writer of Hebrews, in quoting Psalm 110, says that Jesus fulfills the law of the Old Testament and introduces a "better hope" (7:19)
The writer of Hebrews sees Psalm 110 as an oath that God makes to his Messiah, Jesus.
The Lord is now at the Messiah's right hand and brings about judgement
It is God doing the judging and ultimately giving life though a brook, raising the Messiah's head.
There will ultimately be a victory that leads to a river of life...
Because Jesus won the victory we get to be part of his Kingdom now, and look forward to a Kingdom that is yet to come.
Small Group Questions:
1) Do you have a favourite Psalm? What does it mean to you?
2) The messiah was going to rule "in the midst of your enemies" and Jesus announces his kingdom is like wheat amongst weeds. Where do you see God's kingdom in the midst of "the weeds"?
3)The Messiah's people are defined by their willingness to respond to his direction. What have been the most challenging things in your life that you sensed God asking you to be willing to do?
4) What does it mean for you to know that the sacrifice for your sin has been paid? As Jesus sits at the right hand of the father how would you like him to be praying for you?
5)The Messiah rests by a brook, we will ultimately find rest by the river of life. What do you most look forward to in the new heavens and the new earth?
1) Do you have a favourite Psalm? What does it mean to you?
2) The messiah was going to rule "in the midst of your enemies" and Jesus announces his kingdom is like wheat amongst weeds. Where do you see God's kingdom in the midst of "the weeds"?
3)The Messiah's people are defined by their willingness to respond to his direction. What have been the most challenging things in your life that you sensed God asking you to be willing to do?
4) What does it mean for you to know that the sacrifice for your sin has been paid? As Jesus sits at the right hand of the father how would you like him to be praying for you?
5)The Messiah rests by a brook, we will ultimately find rest by the river of life. What do you most look forward to in the new heavens and the new earth?