Ps. 110: Victory Prophesied

Psalm 110:4 "The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: 'You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.'"

Another brief, if rather cryptic, Psalm. The 110th Psalm begins with a sort of awkward English phrase, "The LORD said to my Lord." Two different Lords. One the ancient one, referring to the almighty, the second, presumably the title of a man, just some Lord.

Lots of prophecy here, about someone, if not David, who is coming out of the order of Melchizedek, who first blessed Abram after he rescued Lot in Genesis 14 (blog). I'm not sure of Melchizedek's significance at this point. He wasn't the first priest...or was he? Anyway, apparently another priest is coming who will be used by God to bring complete and total crushing victory over all God's enemies.

The womb of dawn is a pretty weird little metaphor. From the womb of the dawn, you will receive the dew of your youth. I get the sense of fresh...newness. A new day brings dew. All things new. A youth is fresh, strong. Renewal. Ponderous.