Psalm 110:1 : The Davidic King, the Trinity, and the Deity of Christ
By Bro. Nathan
"Here is the LORD’s proclamation to my lord: “Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”" (Ps. 110:1) NET
לְדָוִד מִזְמֹור נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי עַד־אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ
Oftentimes, Trinitarians use this passsage para ituro na may two persons sa Trinity but interpret it also na may dalawang persons in one being, thus Trinitarianism. some Bibles kagaya ng sa KJV and the NASB translate the Hebrew word na לַאדֹנִי (adoni) as a capital L "Lord" but however, "Lord" is used for a being that is deity, while "lord" (לַאדֹנִי) is used as "sir" of used for people that are of high position, angels, or to show respect (e.g Jdg. 6:13; Ps. 12:5; Jer. 22:18; 34:5; BDB Hebrew And English Lexicon). kung "Lord" ang magiging translation, it should come from the Hebrew word na אֲדֹנָי (adonay) that is applied to beings that are deity. "lord" instead was used sa Davidic King na tinutukoy sa Psalm 110:1 who is himself, Jesus Christ—na kung saan ay na ang passage na ito ang pinakaquoted na passage mula sa Old Testament sa New Testament (Mt. 22:24; Mk. 12:28; 16:19; Lk. 20:42-43; Acts 2:34-35; Col. 3;1; 1 Cor. 15:22-28; Heb. 1:13). for Latter Day Saints, I would want you to know na ang Psalm 110:1 is where the title na "Jehovah"/"Yahweh" (יְהוָה) is used for Heavenly Father and same does sa mga early writings ng early Latter Day Saints kagaya lamang sa diary ni Prophet Joseph Smith Jr. we see here na the writer draws a distinction between the being of the Father and the Son unlike Trinitarian claims will tell you.
If אֲדֹנָי (adonay) is for deity and לַאדֹנִי (adoni) is non-deity, does this mean na hindi na God si Jesus Christ? just as said that v. 1 makes a distinction between the Father and the Son by applying a non-deity title to the Son. אֲדֹנָי (adonay) ay minsan ay ginagamit sa Hebrew Bible to refer sa divine name, Jehovah (e.g Ex. 23:17; Dt. 10:17)—but in this case ay ang title na ito is one of the occurrence where the Father is called "Jehovah". in this passage ay kinikilala ang singularity at ang pagka-instrinstic ng person ni Heavenly Father, showing that there are two beings that are in view at hindi one. Furthermore, sa v.5 later ay ang אֲדֹנָי (adonay) ay ginamit para kay Jesus Christ, which further shows that there are two divine beings in view in this chapter—two Lords, which reads :
"The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath." (Ps. 110:5) NRSVאֲדֹנָי עַל־יְמִינְךָ מָחַץ בְּיֹומ־ אַפֹּו מְלָכִים
Further examples ay makikita sa New Testament e.g sa infancy narratives sa gospel of Luke ay tinawag si Jesus Christ na "...Christ the Lord" (χριτος κυριος - Christos kurios Lk. 2:11) at sa presentation ni Jesus Christ sa temple at the same time ay tinawag si Jesus Christ na "...the Lord's Christ" (τὸν χριστὸν κυρίου - ton Christon Kuriou - Lk. 2:26). Furthermore, one author wrote :
" Though some might argue that the psalmist makes a distinction between Yahweh and adoni, and conclude that Jesus (who is prophetically adoni in the Psalm) is not Yahweh, there are strong contextual reasons to conclude that this passages implies Christ’s deity.As mentioned, Jesus quotes Psalm 110:1 and applies it to Himself. In the Hebrew text we read, “The LORD [Yahweh] said to my Lord [adoni] . . .” The rest of Psalm 110 shows that the psalmist’s use of adon does not exclude the coming Messiah as God. Verse 5 reads, “The Lord [adonay] is at Thy [Yahweh, implied] right hand; He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath” . . . the wrath to come in Psalm 110:5 is adonay’s wrath, and therefore He is the eschatological judge (see also Ps. 2:5, 12). The point here is that in the Old Testament there are clear references to the wrath of Yahweh (Exod. 15:7; 22:24; 32:10, 11, 12; Num. 11:33; 25:11; see esp. Pss. 21:9; 38:1; 78:31, 38, 49; 79:6), and that therefore this divine attribute belonging to Yahweh also belongs to the Son. Second, the objection that adonay cannot be God (elohim) is made without reference to other Psalms where God and adonay are synonymous. Psalm 59:10-11 (vv. 11-12 in Heb.) states: “My God [elohim] in His lovingkindness will meet me; God [Elohim] will let me look triumphantly upon my foes. Do not slay them, lest my people forget; scatter them by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord [adonay], our shield.”Third, there is evidence that adonay is also Yahweh, signifying that the terms are interchangeable. Exodus 23:17 states: “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord [adonay] Yahweh [Yahweh].” In Isaiah 6 “the Lord [adonay] sitting on the throne” (v. 1) is identified as “the King, the LORD [Yahweh] of hosts” (v. 5). One more example shall suffice: “For the LORD [Yahweh] your God [elohim] is the God of gods and the Lord [adonay] of Lords” (Deut. 10:17). When all this evidence is considered, the adonay in Psalm 110, the coming Messiah, should be viewed as God." (Steven Tsoukalas, Knowing Christ in the Challenge of Heresy: A Christology of the Cults A Christology of the Bible [Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1999], 69-70)
To the conclusion, ang passage na ito about kay Jesus Christ tells us about sa kanyang deity, at ang kanyang pagka- numerically distinct kay Heavenly Father—tells us that Jesus is God and the Trinity is false at the same time.
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