Psalms 110:4 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 110:4

The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

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ASV

Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

KJV

The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

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Commentary

4 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

Discourses Against the Arians 4.27 (373)

But since there are poorly instructed people who, while resisting the doctrine of a Son, think little of the words "from the womb before the morning star I begat you," as if this referred to his relation to Mary, alleging that he was born of Mary "before the morning star." Since to say that "womb" could not refer to his relation toward God, we must address the issue briefly here. If then, because the "womb" is human, therefore it is foreign to God; "heart" too clearly has a human meaning, for that which has heart has womb also.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Homily 36, on Psalm 109 (420)

The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent. "The Lord has sworn." In what he says, "he has sworn," it is not to the one who was begotten before the morning star, but he swore to the one who after the morning star was born of the Virgin. You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedech. It is superfluous for us to wish to interpret this little verse, since the holy Apostle argued about it most fully to the Hebrews. For this Melchizedech himself is without father, without mother, without lineage.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, (1.) Our Lord Jesus Christ is a priest. He was appointed to that office and faithfully executes it; he is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin ( Heb. v. 1 ), to make atonement for our sins and to recommend our services to God's acceptance.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 5 (1878)

We have now reached the heart of the psalm, which is also the very centre and soul of our faith. Our Lord Jesus is a Priest King by the ancient oath of Jehovah: "he glorified not himself to be made an high priest, "but was ordained there unto from of old, and was called of God an high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
נִשְׁבַּ֤ע	nish.Ba'	he has sworn an oath	H7650 →
יְהוָ֨ה׀	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יִנָּחֵ֗ם	yi.na.Chem	he will repent	H5162 →
אַתָּֽה־	'a.tah-	you	H859 →
כֹהֵ֥ן	kho.Hen	[are] a priest	H3548 →
לְעוֹלָ֑ם	le.'o.Lam	for ever	H5769 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
דִּ֝בְרָתִ֗י	div.ra.Ti	[the] manner of	H1700 →
מַלְכִּי־	mal.ki-	Melchi-	H4442 →
צֶֽדֶק׃	Tze.dek	-zedek	H4442 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 14:18
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
leads to
- Hebrews 5:10
  and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
  Reached by 4 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 5:6
  And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 6:20
  where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 76:2
  His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.
Through
Hebrews 5:6
And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
leads to
- Hebrews 7:17
  For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 7:21
  but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Hebrews 6:20
where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
leads to
- Hebrews 4:14
  Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
- Hebrews 3:1
  Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

Where the connections lead

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Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms