Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 12:36
For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, the LORD said to my LORD, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
36. David himself said ] The Pharisees are referred to the cx th Psalm, which the Rabbis regarded as distinctly Messianic. “ The Lord ( Jehovah) said unto my Lord ( Adonai), Sit thou on My right hand till I make thy foes a footstool for thy feet.” In this lofty and mysterious Psalm, David, speaking by the Holy Ghost, was carried out of and beyond himself, and saw in prophetic vision that his Son would also be his Lord. The Psalm is more frequently cited by the New Testament writers than any other single portion of the ancient Scriptures (Act 2:34-35; 1Co 15:25; Heb 1:13; Heb 5:6; Heb 7:17; Heb 7:21), “In later Jewish writings nearly every verse of it is quoted as referring to the Messiah.” Perowne on the Psalms, ii. 291.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
36. For David himself said by theHoly Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, tillI make thine enemies thy footstool (Ps110:1).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
For David himself said by the Holy Ghost,…. In
Ps 110:1, being inspired by the Spirit of God:
the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. This is a proof, that David did call Christ his Lord; and that he called him so in spirit; since these words were delivered by him under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit: that the psalm was wrote by David, the title shows; and that he spake it as he was influenced by the Holy Ghost, our Lord declares: the passage relates to what God the Father said to Christ, when being risen from the dead, he ascended on high, and entered into the most holy place; he bid him sit down at his right hand, as having done the work of man’s salvation, he was sent about, to full satisfaction; and as a mark of affection to him, and honour conferred upon him in the human nature; where he should continue, till all his enemies, Jews, Pagans, Papists, and Mahometans, as well as Satan, and all his principalities and powers, were so subdued under him, as to be as a footstool to his throne: and when David prophetically speaks of this, he calls the Messiah his Lord; saying, the “Lord said to my Lord”; on which account the prophecy is cited; who was so, as he is God, and his Creator and Redeemer. That this prophecy is a prophecy of the Messiah, and is applicable to no other but he; and is therefore pertinently cited, and applied to him here,
[See comments on Mt 22:44].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The footstool (). Westcott and Hort read (under) after Aleph B D L.
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
1) “For David himself said by the Holy Ghost,” (autos David eipen en to pneumati to hagio) “Because David himself affirmed or asserted in (by) the Holy Spirit,” by inspiration, Psa 110:1; 2Ti 3:16-17.
2) “The Lord said unto my Lord,” (eipen kurios to kurio mou) “The Lord Jehovah said (instructed, directed) my Lord,” the adonia, the Lord of the trinitarian Elohim, Mat 22:43-44.
3) “Sit thou on my right hand,” (kathou ek deksion mou) “You sit at (out at, by) my right hand,” Luk 20:42-43.
4) “Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.” (heos an though tous echthrous sou hupokato ton podon sou) “Until the time that I put, set, or place your enemies under your feet,” Mat 22:44.
Jesus stated the position of David regarding this matter of the resurrection power and Deity of Jesus Christ as being in conflict with that view espoused by both the Sadducees and Scribes, since the Scribes claimed to believe in the inspiration of David’s writings.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(36) David himself said by the Holy Ghost.St. Mark is more emphatic in ascribing the words of David to the influence of the Holy Spirit than either St. Matthew, who simply quotes, or St. Luke, who uses the more general phrase in spirit. (Comp. 2Pe. 1:21.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Ver. 36. Said by the Holy Ghost ] The Psalms then are a part of Holy Writ by Christ’s own testimony, who also, Luk 24:44 , divideth the Old Testament into the law of Moses, the prophets, and the Psalms. Yea, Psalmorum liber quaecunque utilia sunt ex omnibus confinet, saith Augustine after Basil; the Psalms are a treasury of all holy truths.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
36. ] Observe ( ., Matt.) = Luke: a coincidence not to be passed over.
Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament
Mar 12:36 . . Over against the dogma of the scribes, stated in Mar 12:35 as something well known (in Mt. Jesus asks for their opinion on the topic), is set the declaration of David himself, introduced without connecting particle. David , who ought to know better than the scribes. . . .: especially when speaking, as they would all admit, by inspiration . , etc.: the quotation as given in T.R. exactly reproduces the Sept [113] The omission of before in [114] [115] turns the latter into a proper name of God. ( in [116] ) is a late or “popular” form of the present imperative of .
[113]Septuagint.
[114] Codex Vaticanus (sc. iv.), published in photographic facsimile in 1889 under the care of the Abbate Cozza-Luzi.
[115] Codex Bezae
[116] Codex Vaticanus (sc. iv.), published in photographic facsimile in 1889 under the care of the Abbate Cozza-Luzi.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
David himself. These are the Lord’s words. He did not “accept the current view”, but He spake from the Father Himself. See Deu 18:18. Joh 7:16; Joh 8:28; Joh 8:46, Joh 8:47; Joh 12:49; Joh 14:10, Joh 14:24; Joh 17:8. This settles the authorship of Psalm 110.
said. Quoted from Psa 110:1. Midway between Abraham and Messiah, this Psalm was given to David.
the Holy Ghost. See App-101.
my Lord. App-98. A. e. The same as Hebrew. Adonai. See App-4.
on = at. Greek ek App-104.
till I make. See note on Mat 22:44,
make = shall have set.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
36.] Observe ( ., Matt.) = Luke: a coincidence not to be passed over.
Fuente: The Greek Testament
Mar 12:36. ,) Himself.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
For David Inspiration. (Jesus affirms the inspiration and Davidic authorship of Psalms 110) Mat 12:36; Luk 1:3; Exo 4:15; Rev 22:19
The Lord Jehovah.
my Lord Adonai, Psa 110:1.
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
by: 2Sa 23:2, Neh 9:30, Mat 22:43-45, Act 1:16, Act 28:25, 2Ti 3:16, Heb 3:7, Heb 3:8, Heb 4:7, 1Pe 1:11, 2Pe 1:21
The Lord: Psa 110:1, Act 2:34-36, 1Co 15:25, Heb 1:13, Heb 10:12, Heb 10:13
Reciprocal: Dan 10:17 – the servant of this my lord Mat 10:20 – but Luk 1:70 – spake Luk 20:42 – himself Joh 14:26 – Holy Ghost Act 2:30 – being Col 3:1 – where 1Pe 3:22 – is on
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Jesus then quoted Psa 110:1 where David referred to him as “my Lord.”
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Mar 12:36. David himself said in the Holy Ghost. Luke: in the book of Psalms. The influence of the Holy Spirit upon David in penning the Psalms, is assumed. This passage (Psa 110:1) is more frequently referred to in the New Testament than any other.
Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Verse 36
By the Holy Ghost; by inspiration. (Psalms 110:1.)
Fuente: Abbott’s Illustrated New Testament
12:36 For David himself said by {f} the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
(f) Literally, “in the Holy Spirit”; and there is a great power in this kind of speech, by which is meant that it was not so much David who was speaking, but instead the Holy Spirit, who in a way possessed David.
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
Mark focused the readers’ attention on Jesus’ authoritative teaching by omitting the Pharisees’ answer, which Matthew included to discredit them (Mat 22:42). Here only in the sayings of Jesus did He trace the authority of an Old Testament passage to its divine inspiration. How could Messiah be both lesser than David (his son) and greater than David (his lord) at the same time?
". . . Jesus uses his superior knowledge of the legal and prophetic writings to justify his actions and to defend against criminal accusations." [Note: Rhoads and Michie, p. 85.]
Psa 110:1 showed that the Messiah was not only David’s junior in age but also his senior in rank. [Note: Moule, p. 99.] He is the Son of God, God as well as man.
"Only through the Virgin Birth does Jesus possess the dual nature that allows Him to be both David’s Son and David’s Lord." [Note: Bailey, p. 90.]
Mark’s record of the crowd’s positive response to Jesus’ teaching further stressed its authority. Israel’s religious leaders challenged it, but the multitudes acknowledged it.