Psalms 110:6
4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
- KJV
- He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
- WEB
- He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
- ASV
- He will judge among the nations, He will fill [the places] with dead bodies; He will strike through the head in many countries.
- DARBY
- He shall judge among the nations; he shall fill [all places] with dead bodies; he shall smite through the head over a great country.
- BLB
- He will judge among the nations, he will fill it with corpses; he will wound the head of many lands;
- ÅB
- Han holder dom iblant hedningene, fyller opp med lik, knuser hoder over den vide jord.
- OTB
- Han vil dømme blant nasjonene,
Fylle dem med falne,
Han vil knuse lederne over et stort land. - B1930
- Han holder dom iblandt hedningene, fyller op med lik, knuser hoder over den vide jord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 68:21
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
Read in contextRevelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:4
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Read in contextJohn 5:22
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
Read in contextMicah 4:3
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Read in contextIsaiah 42:4
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Read in contextRevelation 14:20
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Read in contextIsaiah 34:2–8
For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
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