Psalm 110
This Psalm is fantastic and would be worthy of many pages and days of study. But it is also difficult for us. It seems confusing at times, appearing to be about both Jesus and David. It is also difficult for us because we are not a martial or military culture. It will help us to understand if we read this Psalm as a war song! When we see this song as a depiction of Jesus the conquering King leading His army, the church, in worldwide conquest for the Gospel message, the pictures and allusions begin to fall into place.
Some misguided people have said that terms of conflict and conquest are unbefitting the church. Not so! In this Psalm we see our King going out in conquest with the mighty army of the church. We only have time to look at one verse, but in this Psalm any verse will tell this story of conquest. The first line of verse 7 indicates a long and intense campaign. There is no time to return home to refresh, but rather to refresh in the midst of the conquest and keep going. The second line tells us the result of the relentless conquest: victory. Read this as a war song and as a recruiting story.
“Lord, our King, lead on as we follow You and join you in victory. AMEN”
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