The Meaning of Psalms 110:5 Explained

Psalms 110:5

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

YLT: The Lord on thy right hand smote kings In the day of His anger.

Darby: The Lord at thy right hand will smite through kings in the day of his anger.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 110:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 110:1-7 - Our Priest-King At God's Right Hand
Luther describes this psalm as "the true, high, main psalm of our beloved Lord Jesus Christ." Our Lord attributed it to David, in the power of the Holy Spirit; and there is no portion of the Old Testament more frequently quoted in the New. See Matthew 22:44; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 1:13; Hebrews 5:6; Hebrews 5:10; Hebrews 7:17; Hebrews 7:21. David speaks of the Messiah as my Lord. The inference as to the deity of our Lord is incontestable. His mighty scepter, the symbol of his rule, reaches from Son to the utmost limits of space and time. He waits till all his enemies are His footstool. Their character is evident in their attire-the beauties of holiness. They are as numerous and refreshing as dewdrops on parched meadows. There is an infinite attractiveness between our Savior and young life-thy youth.
The offices of priest and king were jealously kept apart in the old Hebrew monarchy, so the psalmist has to travel into the childhood of the world to find the type of a priesthood. Jesus is King and Priest after a more ancient and abiding order, which, it is testified, is based on a timeless life. Our Lord shall come to the throne from the battlefield. He shall bruise the serpent's head, but He needs the refreshment of our love and faith. That is the wayside brook. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 110

1  The kingdom
4  The priesthood
5  The conquest
7  And the passion of Christ

What do the individual words in Psalms 110:5 mean?

The Lord [is] at Your right hand He shall execute in the day of His wrath kings
אֲדֹנָ֥י עַל־ יְמִֽינְךָ֑ מָחַ֖ץ בְּיוֹם־ אַפּ֣וֹ מְלָכִֽים

אֲדֹנָ֥י  The  Lord  [is] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
עַל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יְמִֽינְךָ֑  Your  right  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָמִין  
Sense: right, right hand, right side.
מָחַ֖ץ  He  shall  execute 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָחַץ  
Sense: to smite through, shatter, wound severely.
בְּיוֹם־  in  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
אַפּ֣וֹ  of  His  wrath 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אַף 
Sense: nostril, nose, face.
מְלָכִֽים  kings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.