Psalms 110:3

"Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth."

Key Reflection

This verse portrays a scene where God's people joyfully and freely offer themselves during times of divine strength and presence, adorned in sacred garments. It also suggests that even as early as dawn, before the full light of day, God receives the essence of His youth and vitality through their offerings and devotion.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thy people -All who are given to thee; all over whom thou art to rule. This verse has been variously translated. The Septuagint renders it, “With thee is the beginning in the day of thy power, in the splendor of thy saints, from the womb, before the light of the morning have I begotten thee.” So the Latin Vulgate. Luther renders it, “After thy victory shall thy people willingly bring an offering to thee, in holy adorning: thy children shall be born to thee as the dew of the morning.” DeWette, “Willingly shall thy people show themselves to thee on the day of the assembling of thy host in holy adorning, as from the womb of the morning, thy youth (vigor) shall be as the dew.” Prof.

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