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King James Version

Psalms 110:2

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Jesus, the Christ;   The Topic Concordance - Enemies;   Jesus Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Almond Tree;   Balaam;   Crown;   Jeshua;   Prophet;   Rod;   Zechariah, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   Jerusalem;   Kingdom of God;   Melchizedek;   Messiah;   Psalms;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Rod;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Christ;   People;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Messiah;   Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Rod;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Accommodation;   Acrostic;   Ascension;   Bible, the;   Christ, Offices of;   Inspiration;   Joshua (3);   King, Christ as;   Mediation;   Melchizedek;   Messiah;   Psalms, Book of;   Quotations, New Testament;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Acrostics;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
The Lord will extend your powerful kingdom from Jerusalem; you will rule over your enemies.
English Revised Version
The LORD shall send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Update Bible Version
The rod of your strength Yahweh will send forth out of Zion: Rule in the midst of your enemies.
New Century Version
The Lord will enlarge your kingdom beyond Jerusalem, and you will rule over your enemies.
New English Translation
The Lord extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD will send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies.
World English Bible
Yahweh will send forth the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies.
Amplified Bible
The LORD will send the scepter of Your strength from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies."
English Standard Version
The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord schal sende out fro Syon the yerde of thi vertu; be thou lord in the myddis of thin enemyes.
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion: "Rule in the midst of your enemies."
Contemporary English Version
The Lord will let your power reach out from Zion, and you will rule over your enemies.
American Standard Version
Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord will send out the rod of your strength from Zion; be king over your haters.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai will send your powerful scepter out from Tziyon, so that you will rule over your enemies around you.
Darby Translation
Jehovah shall send the sceptre of thy might out of Zion: rule in the midst of thine enemies.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord will cause your kingdom to grow, beginning at Zion, until you rule the lands of your enemies!
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The rod of Thy strength the LORD will send out of Zion: 'Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.'
King James Version (1611)
The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
New Life Bible
The Lord will send out Your strength from Zion, saying, "Rule in front of those who hate You."
New Revised Standard
The Lord sends out from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde shall send the rod of thy power out of Zion: be thou ruler in the middes of thine enemies.
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD will send forth the sceptre of his power out of Zion, and he will rule over thine enemies.
Good News Translation
From Zion the Lord will extend your royal power. "Rule over your enemies," he says.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thy sceptre of strength, will Yahweh extend out of Zion, Tread thou down, in the midst of thy foes.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(109-2) The Lord will send forth the sceptre of thy power out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes!
Bishop's Bible (1568)
God wyll sende the scepter of his power out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thyne enemies.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord shall send out a rod of power for thee out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion.Rule over your surrounding enemies.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD will send forth the rod of your strength out of Tziyon. Rule in the midst of your enemies.
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh will send out your mighty scepter from Zion; rule in the midst of your enemies.
Literal Translation
Jehovah shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion to rule in the midst of Your enemies.
Young's Literal Translation
The rod of thy strength doth Jehovah send from Zion, Rule in the midst of thine enemies.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE shal sende the rodde of thy power out of Sion, be thou ruler euen in ye myddest amonge thine enemies.
New American Standard Bible
The LORD will stretch out Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies."
New King James Version
The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies."
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,"Have dominion in the midst of Your enemies."

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 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. 4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the rod: Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5, Micah 7:14, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:34-37, Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 1:23, 1 Corinthians 1:24, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Peter 1:12

out: Isaiah 2:3, Ezekiel 47:1, Micah 4:2

rule: Psalms 2:8, Psalms 2:9, Psalms 22:28, Psalms 22:29, Psalms 45:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 4:2 - a rod Exodus 8:22 - midst Numbers 17:2 - twelve rods Numbers 17:8 - budded Numbers 24:17 - a Sceptre Deuteronomy 33:7 - and be thou 2 Samuel 19:14 - even 2 Samuel 23:3 - He that ruleth 2 Chronicles 6:41 - the ark Psalms 2:6 - Yet Psalms 16:5 - thou Psalms 21:8 - General Psalms 23:4 - thy rod Psalms 45:1 - touching Psalms 45:4 - prosperously Psalms 47:9 - The princes Psalms 98:1 - his right Psalms 134:3 - bless thee Psalms 145:12 - make known Isaiah 11:4 - and he shall Isaiah 40:10 - his arm Isaiah 45:24 - and all Isaiah 52:13 - he shall Ezekiel 19:11 - she had Daniel 7:14 - given Micah 4:3 - and rebuke Zechariah 12:8 - the house John 5:27 - hath Acts 3:13 - hath Acts 5:31 - hath Acts 10:36 - he is 1 Corinthians 1:18 - unto Ephesians 1:19 - exceeding Philippians 3:12 - apprehended Hebrews 4:12 - is quick Hebrews 9:4 - and Aaron's Revelation 6:2 - and he went Revelation 7:9 - a great

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion,.... His royal and powerful sceptre, called the sceptre of righteousness,

Psalms 45:6 and is no other than the Gospel, the power of God unto salvation; and which is mighty through him, for the reducing souls to the obedience of Christ; when it comes with power, and works effectually. This was first preached in Zion, or Jerusalem, and went out from thence into all parts of the world; the first ministers of it had their commission there, and were sent from thence to publish it all over the world; see Isaiah 2:3, by means of which the kingdom of Christ was set up and spread in the world; with this rod and sceptre in his hand, he went forth with his ministers, conquering and to conquer, Revelation 6:2. The Jews r own this rod to be a rod in the hand of the Messiah, which they seem to understand literally; and have a fabulous notion of its being the same that Jacob, Judah, Moses, Aaron, David, and so every king of Judah, had, down to the destruction of the temple: the Targum in the king's Bible is,

"the Word of the Lord shall send, c.''

the essential Word.

Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies or, "thou shalt rule", as the Targum and Arabic version; in the hearts of those who, in their unregenerate state, are enemies: but the arrows of his word being sharp in them, they are brought to submit to him; the everlasting doors are caused to open; he enters in, takes possession of their hearts, and rules there. Or this may be understood of his church in the world, which is his kingdom, and lies surrounded with enemies on all hands; but, in spite of them, and all their opposition, he will support his kingdom and interest.

r Jelammedenu apud Yalkut in oc. Bemidbar Rabba, fol. 224. 1. Vid. Bereshit Rabba, fol. 75. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion - The scepter of thy power; that with which thou shalt rule. It will be given to thee by Yahweh; and it will be given to thee, as it were, “out of Zion;” that is, as proceeding from the church, and as derived from that. It will be an appointment connected with the church, and will be “as if” the church had conferred it on thee. The idea is, that the Messiah would receive, as it were, his designation, authority, commission, power from the church. He would spring from it Isaiah 11:1; would act for it; would do what was needful for its good; would wield the power which properly belongs to the church on the earth. Compare the notes at Psalms 2:9.

Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies - Set up thy power over them, and reign in them. This is a commission to set up a kingdom “in the very midst” of those who were his enemies; in the hearts of those who had been and were rebellious. His kingdom is set up not by destroying them, but by “subduing” them so that they become his willing servants. They yield to him, and he rules over them. It is not here a commission to cut them off, but one much more difficult of execution - to make them his friends, and to dispose them to submit to his authority. Mere “power” may crush people; it requires more than that to make rebels willingly submissive, and to dispose them voluntarily to obey.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 110:2. The rod of thy strengthThe Gospel - the doctrine of Christ crucified; which is the powerful sceptre 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.


 
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