Psalm 110

Psalm 110 seems to be focused on battles and vengeance. Descriptors that hardly fit in with our understanding of God's gracious nature. But is there a picture of our redeemer in this psalm? Christians hold this psalm up as an example of messianic foretelling. But that tends to paint a picture of a military messiah. Yet I think that the last verse shows us a picture of the God who restores. This vanquisher of foes, noted in the psalm, looks to someone outside of himself for refreshment and strength. That too is messianic; since we know that Jesus was fully engaged in prayer during his ministry years. We too can follow Jesus to the flowing stream of prayer and drink deep.
Stuart