Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
- BSB “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
- NKJV Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
- NASB Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”
- NLT Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David! Praise God in highest heaven!”
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Quick answer
The crowds bless the coming kingdom of David, praising Jesus as the heir to David's throne.
Overview
The cry invokes the long-awaited restoration of David's kingdom, casting Jesus as the promised Son of David. Their hope, though genuine, is largely framed in nationalistic terms. Jesus will establish David's kingdom not by overthrowing Rome but by dying and rising, reigning over a kingdom that is not of this world.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Ezek 37:24–25And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
- Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
- Luke 19:38–40Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
- Amos 9:11–12In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
- Ezek 34:23–24And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
- Jer 33:26Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
- Luke 1:31–33And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
- Jer 33:15–17In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
- Hos 3:5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
- Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
- Ps 148:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
How Mark 11:10 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Greek word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.