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David's son and David's Lord

In Psalm 110 David calls the coming king my Lord. Jesus asked the Pharisees how that could be if the Christ is only David's son, and the New Testament quotes the psalm more than any other.

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Old TestamentPsalms 110:1Open this record
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New TestamentMatthew 22:44Open this record

Read the earlier witness

The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
Psalms 110:1 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

Read the later witness

“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.” ’
Matthew 22:44 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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Matthew 22:44 quotes Psalms 110:1.

Jesus quotes Psalm 110 to ask how the Christ can be both David's son and David's Lord.

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