So adown can be used either as a title or simply as meaning master as Sarah said of her “master”.
“So, in that context, the Levite priest, who is supposed to sing the Psalm liturgically, is saying “The LORD said to my master (David): sit at My right hand...”. It's hard to believe that Jesus would have misunderstood this linguistically and contextually as it appears from Mat 22.”
The Lord said to David's master, “Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.” (vs. 4).
No Levite priest ever called David “.. a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek”, nor did David refer to himself as such.
It's not Jesus who has trouble understanding who is being called Lord at Ps 110.
No, the verse reads: "Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord (master) GOD (YHWH)."
This is just a matter of style. The Hebrew text qualifies the word adoun as being lest there be no confusion. Thus the text reads "appear before the master, the LORD." or "LORD the master."
The fact that they have to qualify adoun shows that it cannot be used by itself as the substitute name for the divine. Come on, this is not so difficult.
Adown is used at Joshua 3:11. Who does it refer to except YHWH?
It refers to God by it is not used as his name. It says:
Adoun by itself can be any master, and when used alone it never means God. If God is referred to as the master it is always qualified.
The Lord said to David's master, “Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.” (vs. 4).No Levite priest ever called David “.. a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek”, nor did David refer to himself as such
Who was David's master? David himself was anointed. It was David who was hoping to and laid down the foundations for the Temple but never actually saw it finished. Yet he is the founder of the Temple and the Temple bore his name.
Who sat on the throne of David if not David? And who started the Second Temple if not David? And was he not anointed by God? And what are Psalms if not liturgical chants intended to be chanted by Levite priests in David's Temple?
Besides, Jesus never mentions verse 4.