Psalm 110:6

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

Cross-references

Psalm 68:21 Parallel

Psalm 68:21 says God will crush the heads of his enemies—directly parallel to crushing rulers in this verse.

Psalm 2:5 Parallel

Psalm 2:5 depicts God's wrath against rebellious nations — the same judgment scene as the shattering of chiefs here.

Psalm 2:9 Parallel

Psalm 2:9 describes the Messiah dashing nations like pottery — mirroring the shattering of chiefs in this verse.

Psalm 72:9 Parallel

Psalm 72:9 depicts enemies bowing and licking dust — the same total subjugation as the shattered chiefs here.

John 5:22 Allusion

John 5:22 reveals that all judgment has been given to the Son, identifying the judge of Psalm 110 as Jesus Christ.

Ezekiel 38:21 Related theme

Ezekiel 38:21 depicts God summoning a sword against Gog, causing internal conflict among his troops — a specific judgment on a hostile nation.

Isaiah 66:16 declares the Lord will execute judgment with fire and sword on all people, matching the heaping dead here.

Micah 4:3 Contrast

Micah 4:3 presents the opposite vision: nations beating swords into plowshares, a future peace contrasting with the crushing judgment here.

Isaiah 51:5 Parallel

Isaiah 51:5 declares God's arm will judge the peoples, directly paralleling the judgment of nations in Psalm 110:6.

Habakkuk 3:13 describes God crushing the head of the wicked for salvation with his anointed—strong parallel.

Ezekiel 38:22 Related theme

Ezekiel 38:22 continues the judgment on Gog with plagues and hailstones, reinforcing the theme of divine retribution.

Joel 3:12-16 depicts the same divine judgment of nations, gathering them in the Valley of Jehoshaphat for a harvest of wrath.

Isaiah 34:2-8 describes the Lord's wrath against all nations with a sword and slaughter, mirroring the judgment scene here.

Revelation 19:11 shows Christ as the rider on a white horse who judges and makes war, directly echoing the crushing of rulers here.

1 Samuel 2:10 declares God will shatter adversaries and judge the ends of the earth, directly paralleling the judgment of nations in Psalm 110:6.

Daniel 2:34 Parallel

Daniel 2:34 shows a rock smashing the statue's feet — the same crushing of earthly rulers depicted in Psalm 110:6.

Revelation 19:18 describes the great supper with corpses of the nations, directly echoing the 'filling with corpses' in Psalm 110:6.

Obadiah 1:15 declares the day of the LORD for all nations — directly parallel to the judgment on nations in Psalm 110:6.

Zechariah 14:12 describes a plague striking nations that fought Jerusalem — a specific judgment parallel to the general judgment on nations in Psalm 110:6.

Matthew 21:44 uses the same crushing imagery for Christ's judgment — falling on the stone crushes, echoing the crushing of heads.

John 5:27 Parallel

John 5:27 explicitly states that the Son of Man has authority to execute judgment, directly matching the judging role in Psalm 110:6.

Ezekiel 30:3 proclaims the day of the LORD as doom for nations — directly parallel to the judgment on nations in Psalm 110:6.

Isaiah 42:13 depicts the LORD as a warrior shouting against foes — the same divine warrior imagery as the shattering of chiefs here.

Isaiah 13:13 describes cosmic upheaval at God's wrath — the same divine judgment scene as the shattering of nations here.

2 Samuel 22:39 says 'I crushed them so they could not rise'—same language of crushing enemies underfoot.

Genesis 3:15 promises the seed of the woman will crush the serpent's head—messianic victory over enemies.

Ezekiel 39:11-20 expands the scene: a great sacrifice and burial of the slain, echoing the heaping of dead in judgment.

Ezekiel 39:4 depicts birds devouring the flesh of Gog's army—same imagery of heaped dead from divine judgment.

Revelation 14:20 shows the winepress of God's wrath with blood flowing—similar crushing judgment imagery.

Isaiah 61:2 Parallel

Isaiah 61:2 proclaims a 'day of vengeance' — the same divine judgment on nations that Psalm 110:6 describes as crushing rulers.

Isaiah 42:4 Parallel

Isaiah 42:4 continues the Servant's mission to establish justice in the earth, paralleling the judgment of nations in Psalm 110:6.

Isaiah 42:1 Parallel

Isaiah 42:1 presents the Servant bringing justice to the nations, echoing the judgment theme of Psalm 110:6.

Isaiah 2:4 Contrast

Isaiah 2:4 describes God judging nations to bring peace, while Psalm 110:6 depicts violent judgment—different outcomes of divine judgment.