⁴² David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:

Psalm 110

Of David. A psalm.

³⁴ For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

¹³ To which of the angels did God ever say,

³⁶ David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit,^(A) declared:

³⁷ David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”

The large crowd^(C) listened to him with delight.

²⁵ For he must reign^(A) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.^(B)

⁴⁴ He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you:^(A) Everything must be fulfilled^(B) that is written about me in the Law of Moses,^(C) the Prophets^(D) and the Psalms.”^(E)

⁴³ He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,

⁴⁵ If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”

David’s Last Words

23 These are the last words of David: