1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
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.
6 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.
In this psalm King David uses many incidents in the history of his people to illustrate how God speaks to His people, and also as prophecies about the Lord Jesus. It is very obvious that this shepherd boy is an artist and not a technician and he expects us to know the things he has learned. It is also obvious that some of the things he mentions speak about the future, they are about the Lord Jesus Christ who came to Earth hundreds of years later than David.
Jesus Himself referred to this psalm when He asked the Jewish teachers how God could be God to this One who was already God Himself, for He knew that this King was not the man David but the God-Man who was indeed a progeny of David but also the Son of God.
Jesus also knew that He was the King of Israel and that not now but after a wait He would rule over His enemies just like it says in Psalm 2. And then we have the wonderful news that during that waiting period many people will choose to willingly repent and believe in Him and be born again into His Kingdom.
Verse 4 prophesies of Jesus that He would also be our high priest to represent us and pray for us to God His Father, He is far more beautiful and holy than the priests David knew because Jesus lives for ever and yet He suffered all the trials and temptations that we ever will have. That is God’s sure promise to those who choose today for this is when we must be willing to come to Him.
Now is the time to find that Jesus is the beautiful Saviour and the holy and merciful High Priest. In that way we will escape the day of His judgement that is spoken of in verses 5 and 6 for that day will come just as surely as He came the first time to pay for the sins of the whole world. Will you be willing to repent and believe today or will you wait for the day of wrath and judgement?
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him might be saved. He that believes on Him will be saved, but he that does not believe is already condemned.