I. THE DIVINE ORACLE DELIVERED (1). Messiah's Present Position Prophesied. Messiah at Jehovah's Right Hand-Waiting. The King in His Throne Room. II. THE DMNE ORACLE DEVELOPED ( -3). Messiah's Royal Dignity and Ready People. Manifestation of Power on Eearth. ill. THE DIVINE ORACLE DELIVERED (4). Messiah's Perpetual Priest hood Prophesied. IV. THE DIVINE ORACLE DEVELOPED (5-7). Messiah's Radical Victory and Refreshment Place. Manifestation of Power on Earth. Jehovah at Messiah's Right Hand-Warring. The King on the Battlefield. SUPERSCRIPT.-A Psalm of David. PRIMARY AssocIATION .-Authorship confirmed by our Lord (Matt. xxii.), but the occasion of the divine oracle of the psalm is unknown. It is probably connected with some such event as the translation of the ark to Zion. No psahn is more-frequently quoted and alluded to in the New Testament. It seems to stand alone in having no primary historical reference, that is, it is not typical, but directly prophetic. As for the double office of king-priest, besides Melchizedek, we may note that at 2 Sam. vi. I 4 David typifies this union (Zech. vi. 13). PROPHETIC ANTICIPATION.-In this psahn we see Messiah's exaltation following His humiliation (Ps. cix.). It is Jehovah's answer to that prayer establishing Him as King-Priest, with w!uch is associated the promise of Israel's revival under Him. During the present time of His rejection, He sits enthroned at Jehovah's right hand in heaven (cf. Mark xvi. 19). David's experience is in contrast. In Rev. iii. 21 our Lord distinguishes between His heavenly and His earthly thrones, indicating that the latter will be occupied by and by
and shared with others. The interval between the two advents fa thus only hinted at in this psalm. Enthroned in heaven the Lord Jesus is still Jehovah's Servant and perfect Man, waiting in entire dependence upon God for the appointed day of His return (1). Here it is clearly shown that for Israel also the predicted blessing could not come through the Aaronic priesthood and Levitical ritual of the Law. As the rod of power is seen going forth out of Zion (2) the enemy "head" referred to ( 6) would seem to be Gog (Ezek. xxxviii.) "th A "th B h . d d b "th or e ssynan, not e east w o is estroye y e manifestation of His (Christ's) Parousia," 2 Thess. ii. 8. PERSONAL APPLICATION.-This .. consists in the adoring contemp lation of the glories of Christ. It is better to be a sharer of Christ's throne (Rev. iii. 21) than to be made a footstool for His feet (1). They who follow the Priest-King are at once priests and warriors (3); cf. Rev. i. 6; xix. 14. God's people should regard themselves as "free-will offerings" (3, margin), cf. Rom. xii. r. Where Christ found refreshment, His people may find it too (7). God provides wayside s}eams for weary souls (7). VERSE NOTES r. "said," Heb. verb commonly used of direct divine utterances; occurs elsewhere in the Psalter only at xxxvi. I. The psalmist claims to be the mouth J?,iece of Jehovah. Verse quoted Matt. xxii. 41-46; Acts ii. 34-35; Heb. i. 13. (b) i.e. the place of honour; but more is implied, for sharing the throne means association in rule. The expression is quoted or referred to seven times in the New Testament. The Lord is set forth as both in repose and in activity. '(c) Metaphr for complete subjugation derived from the practice described Josh. x. 24 etc. 2. Br. "The sceptre of thy might shall Jehovah stretch forth out of Zion." The sceptre is the symbol of authority. The Heb. word also = strong staff, the symbol of power (for chastisement, etc.). "Zion" is capital of the new kingd0m. (b) Br. "(saying) rule . .. "Jehovah speaks, the command being virtually a promise. It should be noted here that David speaks in the Spirit in the rest of the psalm, no less than He did in recording the oracle. 3. Note marginal readings. The promised victory is not to qe won without human agency. The king's subjects will be inspired with a spirit of loyal devotion. There will be no conscripts, no mercenaries and no pressed men in Christ's army, only whole-hearted volunteers. 3cd is further description of the mustering army; "youth"= youthful warriors flocking with eagerness to the standard, clad in holy adornment-an army of priests following their Leader the Priest-King. They are compared to the dew so abundant and so precious in hot lands of the East. The morning is "mother" of the dew. s
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