Guiding Questions: Psalms 110

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. Who is “my lord” and who are his enemies — an average individual or rather a royal personage?
  2. And, in Psalms 110:2 would the term “scepter” answer the inquiry?
  3. To whom might Psalms 110:4-5 be applied and do they both say the same thing — the one referring to Kohen and the other referring to royalty?
  4. Who is it that “works judgment” upon the nations — the one who “sits at the right hand” (i.e. the king or other ruler) or is this the Divine speaking?
  5. But, if so, how should we understand Psalms 110:7, “he drinks from the stream on his way” which would be an unacceptable anthropomorphism?
  6. And, to what stream is there reference?
  7. In sum, how should we understand this somewhat puzzling Psalm?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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