“The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.”
A Psalm of David. The LORD says to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.' This messianic psalm opens with a divine declaration establishing a royal figure ('my Lord') in a position of ultimate authority at God's 'right hand.' The footstool image represents complete subjugation of enemies beneath the king's dominion. This verse establishes the foundation for royal-priestly Christology: the king receives permanent exaltation and cosmic authority from God.
Church Fathers on Psalms 110:1
1. ...This Psalm is one of those promises, surely and openly prophesying our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; so that we are utterly unable to doubt that Christ is announced in this Psalm, since we are now Christians, and believe the Gospel. For when our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ asked of the Jews, whose Son they alleged Christ to be, and they had replied, “the Son of David;” He at once replied to their answer, “How then does David in spirit call Him Lord, saying, The Lord…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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