The Nugget:
Psalm 80:17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. (KJV)
My Comment:
When Psalm 80:17 is studied carefully in the light of the many other passages of Scripture which bear upon its themes, this passage is seen to be an amazing witness to our Lord Jesus Christ, who is “the man of thy right hand” and who is “the Son of man,” the very title Jesus applied to Himself.
Dig deeper by studying the notes and cross references for Psalm 80:17 as given in The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Psalms 80:17
Let thy hand. Psa 80:15, Psa 89:21; Psa 110:1; **Psa 132:11, *Isa 53:5, +*Dan 7:13; +*Dan 7:14, Luk 1:66, *Joh 5:21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
the man. The Targum takes this of “the King Messiah.” When all else failed, He came to be the “True Vine,”—the antitype of Joseph,—the Savior of Israel (Kay).
Reference to “the man” asserts that Jesus Christ, the Messiah, will, in accordance with the promise contained in the Davidic Covenant (2Sa 7:19), return in human form fully possessed of His human nature.
To suggest, as the Jehovah’s Witnesses do, that Jesus can never return possessed of His human body because that would be to take back His sacrifice, is false doctrine based on a false theory of the Atonement (1Ti 2:5 note), used to rationalize away the plainly declared truth of Scripture. Surely “Michael the Archangel” is not qualified to fill this position!
The provisions of the Davidic Covenant require that a Man, who is “Of the fruit of thy body,” thus a direct descendent of David, will be the Person God will “set upon thy throne” (Psa 132:11), that is, the Davidic Throne. “The Man” is none other than the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, the literal Son of David (Mat 1:1), who will rule forever upon the Throne of David from Jerusalem (Luk 1:32, 33; Isa 24:23), in accordance with the oath sworn to David (Psa 132:11; Isa 55:3). The opening four verses of the book of Romans assert this is the very foundation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. See the Parallel Passages. **2Sa 7:19, 1Ch 17:17, 2Ch 6:16, Isa 32:2; Isa 42:1, 2, 3, 4; Isa 43:4, +*Zec 13:7, Act 2:30; Act 17:31, Rom 1:3, **1Ti 2:5, +*2Jn 1:7 note.
right hand. FS22A15B, +Psa 18:35. Psa 74:11 note. Psa 89:21; +Psa 110:1, Eze 19:11, Act 3:20, 21, Rom 8:34, Eph 1:20, Heb 1:3; Heb 8:1, 1Pe 3:22.
son of man. +Psa 8:4; +Psa 8:5, +*Dan 7:13, +**Mat 16:27 note.
madest strong. +*Psa 45:7, *Isa 41:10; *Isa 53:10, Eze 19:11, *Mat 28:18, Act 2:33.
for thyself. Psa 80:15.